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://en.gravatar.com/site/terms-of-service. 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 the website.
Contact forms
When you leave a contact form submission you should use your real name and email. This data will only be used to communicate with you directly. This information may be entered into our CRM software.
Cookie Policy
Please review our Cookie Policy. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by our Cookie Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms of Use. Please be advised the Site is hosted in Canada. If you access the Site from any other region of the world with laws or other requirements governing cookies and their use that differ from applicable laws in Canada, then through your continued use of the Site, you are transferring your data to Canada, and you agree to have your data transferred to and processed in Canada.
Embedded Content
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.
Analytics
We partner with third-party vendors such as Google Analytics to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on the site through the use of third party cookies, to, amount other things, analyze and track users’ use of the site, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. By accessing the site, you content to the collection and use of your information by these third-party vendors. You are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions. We do not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors. However, if you do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking technologies, you can visit the third-party vendor or the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.
Use of Personal Data
Who we share your data with
We partner with third-party vendors such as Google Analytics to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on the site through the use of third party cookies, to, amount other things, analyze and track users’ use of the site, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. By accessing the site, you content to the collection and use of your information by these third-party vendors. You are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions. We do not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors. However, if you do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking technologies, you can visit the third-party vendor or the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.
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 users that register on our website (if any), we also store 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.
What rights you have 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 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 we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
Name and email address are only used for communication purposes only.
Additional Information
How we protect your data
Current data protection standards are in use, regular backups and stringent security standards are in place.
What data breach procedures we have in place
In the event of a data breach, if we determine your personal information may have been compromised, you will be notified immediately. Depending on the severity of the breach, certain procedures will be taken.
What third parties we receive data from
We receive information from Google for use in Google Analytics. Avatars on this site receive their information from Gravatar.
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