When visitors leave comments on the site, WordPress collects 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.
If you leave a comment on my site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies may last for up to one year.
Uploaded 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 the website.
Use of cookies
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long your data is retained
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so I can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on my website (if any), WordPress also stores the personal information they provide in their user profile. 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.
Your rights over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data I hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. This does not include any data I am obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments, searches, or comment form submissions may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Use of analytic tools
I use Google Analytics insights to understand how people use and navigate my site and navigate across content. Further, it helps me reduce spam and determine high-visibility pages and content for future enhancements.
My site automatically measures interactions and content on the site. In addition to standard view measurements, the tools measure page views, scrolls, outbound clicks, site search, video engagement, file downloads, and form interactions.
Data from on-page elements, like links an embedded videos may be collected with relevant events.
Your data and insights captured with Google Analytics is not shared with Google products & services, modeling contributions & business insights, technical support, or account specialists.
Use of forms
By submitting your personally identifiable information (PII) to josephshortino.com through forms, you understand your information will only be used for the purposes of responding to your message or request. I won’t share or sell the information you submit to third-party organizations or individuals.
Do not submit sensitive personal (SPI) information to josephshortino.com, such as social security numbers. I will never ask for such information.
