Last Updated: 11/14/2024
Welcome to Timeless Alabama! We respect your privacy and are committed to safeguarding your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your data when you visit https://www.timelessalabama.com. Please review this policy carefully.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Personal Data
We collect information you provide voluntarily, including:
• Contact Information: When you fill out forms on our website, such as signing up for newsletters or reaching out via our Contact Us page at https://www.timelessalabama.com/keep-in-touch/.
• Account Information: If you create an account, we collect the details you provide, including your name, email, and other profile data.
1.2 Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string from your email (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. After comment approval, your profile picture (if applicable) may be visible to the public next to your comment. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at Automattic’s Privacy Policy.
1.3 Media
If you upload images to our website, avoid embedding location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors to our site can extract this information from your uploaded images.
1.4 Automatically Collected Data
We automatically collect certain data, such as:
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies to track usage, analyze trends, and enhance our website’s performance. This includes cookies that remember your login status, display preferences, and other settings for convenience.
• Usage Data: Information about your device, IP address, browser type, and interaction with our site.
We use services such as, but are not limited to, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and Google AdSense to analyze site performance and manage advertising. These services may collect or receive data from your interactions with our site to provide analytics and ad targeting.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use collected data to:
• Provide and improve our services
• Manage comments, accounts, and subscriptions
• Analyze site performance and user interaction
• Serve relevant ads and track ad performance
• Comply with legal requirements
• To reply to your comments, and emails, or reach out to you directly
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
3.1 Comments Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt into saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience on future visits. These cookies last for one year.
3.2 Account and Login Cookies
When you log in, we set cookies to save login information and display preferences:
• Login Cookies: Last for two days, extendable to two weeks with “Remember Me.”
• Screen Option Cookies: Last for a year.
• Post Edit Cookies: For article editing, last for one day.
You can adjust your browser settings to block cookies; however, this may affect site functionality.
4. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Content on our site may include embedded media (videos, images, etc.). Embedded content from other sites behaves as if the visitor has visited those websites, which may collect data, use cookies, and track interactions. Refer to the privacy policies of these external sites for more details.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share data in the following cases:
• With Service Providers: To assist with analytics, advertising, and website management.
• For Legal Reasons: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal proceedings.
6. GDPR Compliance (EU Visitors)
If you are in the EEA, you have specific rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:
• Access to your data
• Correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion or restriction of your data
• Data portability
• Objection to data processing based on legitimate interests
To exercise these rights, please reach out through our Contact Us page.
7. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
California residents have rights under the CCPA, including:
• Knowing the categories of data collected
• Requesting deletion of data
• Opting out of data sale (we do not sell data)
California users can request access to their data via our Contact Us page.
8. Data Retention
• Comments: Retained indefinitely for easier recognition of follow-up comments.
• Account Data: Stored in user profiles until users delete their accounts or request data removal.
Website administrators may access, edit, or delete user information as needed.
9. Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you may request an export of your personal data or request its deletion. However, certain data may be retained to meet legal or security obligations.
10. Spam Detection
Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services to maintain site integrity.
11. Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your data, but remember that no online system is entirely secure.
12. Children’s Privacy
Timeless Alabama does not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If we learn we have collected data from a child without parental consent, we will delete it promptly.
13. Policy Changes
We may update this policy periodically. The “Last Updated” date will reflect any changes. When using our website, you agree that it is your responsibility to check our Privacy Policy (this page) for any updates or changes.
14. Contact Us
For questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at https://www.timelessalabama.com/keep-in-touch/.