Who we are
Our website address is: http://firenetworking.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be 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 the website.
Email Subscription
When you subscribe to our email newsletter or other email updates, we collect your email address to send you the information you requested. We value your privacy and will not share, sell, or rent your email address to third parties without your consent, except as described in this policy.
By subscribing to our email list, you consent to receiving regular emails from us regarding promotions, updates, new blog posts, and other relevant content. You can always opt-out or unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of our emails.
How We Protect Your Data:
Your email address and any personal information you provide will be securely stored and processed. We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration. However, please note that no method of data transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
Third-Party Services:
We may use third-party email marketing services, such as Mailchimp, to manage and send our emails. These services may have access to your data for the purpose of delivering our content and marketing materials. We ensure that any third-party services we use are compliant with applicable data protection regulations.
Data Retention:
We will retain your email address for as long as you remain subscribed to our mailing list. If you wish to unsubscribe, we will delete your email address from our list within a reasonable time after receiving your request.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you don’t have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content, such as videos, images, and articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the 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.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the email used for the password reset.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments, rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username, which cannot be changed. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data that we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.