Who we are
Our website address is: https://bookloftpublishing.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on this site.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website.
- If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These last for one year.
- A temporary cookie is set when visiting the login page to determine if your browser accepts cookies.
- Login cookies last for two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected).
- Screen preference cookies last for one year.
- If you edit or publish content, a cookie storing the post ID will be saved and expires after one day.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the originating website directly.
These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to understand how visitors use our website and to improve our content and user experience.
Google Analytics collects information such as:
- IP address (which may be anonymized)
- Browser type and device information
- Pages visited and time spent on the site
- Referring websites
This information is collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies.
We use this data to analyze website traffic and user behavior. We do not use this information to personally identify visitors.
Google may process this information in accordance with its privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using the browser add-on:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We do not sell or rent your personal data.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profiles. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request:
- A copy of the personal data we hold about you
- That we delete your personal data
This does not include data we are required to retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
