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Commitment
We will not sell, trade, or distribute any personal details of our donors or subscribers. We adhere strictly to legal guidelines to ensure your privacy is respected and protected.
Collection & Use of Personal Data
Comments & Interaction
When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data displayed in the comment form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection. We utilize an anonymized string from your email address (known as a hash) which might be sent to the Gravatar service to verify if you are a user. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes publicly visible in the context of your comment.
Media Uploads
We advise against uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) to our website. Be aware that visitors can extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you comment on our site, you have the option to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter these details for future comments. These cookies last one year.
If you log in to our site, we use a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies, which contain no personal data and are discarded when you close your browser. Upon logging in, we set cookies to store your login information and display choices, which last for two days to one year, depending on your selections. Logging out removes these cookies.
Editing or publishing an article sets an additional cookie, without personal data, indicating the edited post’s ID, expiring after 1 day.
Embedded Content
Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). This content from other websites behaves identically as if you visited the other site, which may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that site.
DataSharing & Retention
Your comments and metadata are retained indefinitely for recognition and automatic approval of follow-up comments. For registered users, we store the personal information they provide in their profiles. All users can manage their personal information at any time (username changes are not permissible). Our administrators may also access and modify this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an export of your personal data we hold, including any data you’ve provided. You can also request the erasure of your personal data. This excludes data we’re obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Processing
Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Information Confidentiality
Rest assured, we strictly protect the privacy of our donors and subscribers’ contact information, in accordance with the law.
Contact Us
Mail: P.O. Box 2408, Weatherford, TX 76086