Privacy Policy
Who we are:
Our website address is: https://www.foreignbruises.com also referred to as “site,” “us,” and “we.”
Please read the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions when first accessing the site. If you do not agree with and accept the Privacy Policy, please discontinue using the site. By using the site, you agree to the Privacy Policy. You can use view this website without sharing your name and email address.
We reserve the right to change the Privacy Policy at any time and it is the responsibility of the user to stay abreast of revisions.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it:
Comments (If active)
When visitors sign up and 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 comments active)
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
If you contact the website via the contact form, we collect data requested on the contact form in order to appropriately respond to your query.
Email Subscription (If available)
If you sign up to subscribe to email notifications, your name and email are collected for the purpose of sending you emails. You can also unsubscribe at anytime.
Cookies
Cookies are text files created and stored on your web browser when visiting a website. You may opt out of cookies by disabling them through your web browser.
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 that you do not 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 simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Our analytics service provider may use cookies to collect anonymous aggregate data about the date and time of visits, pages viewed, time spent on site, and referring websites, as well as your IP address. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. Refer to Analytics below.
Our social share button service provider may set cookies when the site is accessed, but it does not collect, store or distribute any user information in order to maintain GDPR compliance.
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.
Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics (GA) to track website traffic and user actions. GA may collect aggregate statistics and your IP address, but no other personal information is captured. For further information about how GA collects and processes data, please click here. Click here for information about opting out of Google Analytics.
Who we share your data with:
We do not sell, rent out or share your name or email address.
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.
How We Safeguard Your Information:
This website uses security applications. Any Internet use carries risks and users should not transmit to or share sensitive information on the site. Users should keep in mind that if they choose to comment on an article, comments are visible to the public.
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 email and comments are checked through an automated spam detection service.
Children’s Privacy:
This site is intended for users 18 and over. This site does not knowingly collect or maintain personal information of those under 18. Under-aged users should not use or provide any information about themselves to the site.
Your contact information:
If you have any questions about the Privacy Policy, please reach out via the Contact Form.