Privacy Policy
At Council Cares, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy outlines what personal data we collect and why we collect it, how we use it, and how you can control your data. By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of your data as outlined in this privacy policy.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://councilcares.com.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
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 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. After approval of your comment, 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.
Contact Forms
When you use the contact form on our website, we collect the personal information you provide, such as your name, email address, and message. We use this information to respond to your inquiries and to provide customer support. We retain this information for as long as necessary to provide customer support and for our own record-keeping purposes.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience and will last for one year. If you have an account and log in to our site, 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 simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content from other websites, such as videos, images, and articles. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
Analytics
The Website uses analytics to improve its services.
Data Sharing
The Website may share your data with third-party service providers for the purposes of detecting spam, providing payment services, or other necessary functions.
Data Retention
If you leave a comment on the Website, the comment and its metadata will be retained indefinitely. This is to allow for follow-up comments to be recognized and approved automatically. If you register on the Website, we will store your personal information in your user profile. All users can access, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators can also access and edit this information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
You have the right to 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, except for data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Transmission
Visitor comments on the Website may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Your orders on the site will be transmitted to our order system and to PayPal for payment.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page and will become effective immediately.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hello@councilcares.com.