Effective Date: 01/01/2025
Website: marksanshop
At marksanshop.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following personal information:
- Name
- Email address
- IP address
- Browser user agent
- Comments and form submissions
- Usage data (pages visited, time on site, etc.)
2. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After comment approval, your profile picture is visible publicly alongside your comment.
3. Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid including images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images posted on the site.
4. Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter them when leaving another comment. These cookies last one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login info and screen display preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen option cookies one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be saved in your browser. It includes no personal data—only the post ID—and expires after one day.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other sites behaves the same as if you visited that site directly.
These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the content, especially if you’re logged into that site.
6. How We Use Your Information
We may use your data to:
- Improve website performance
- Respond to comments and messages
- Send newsletters or marketing (if subscribed)
- Prevent fraud or spam
- Comply with legal requirements
7. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your data. If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
Your data may be shared with trusted third-party tools (e.g., analytics, email marketing platforms) solely to improve our services.
8. How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are kept indefinitely for recognition and automatic approval of follow-ups.
If you register, we store your profile info. Users can see, edit, or delete their data (except username). Website administrators can view and modify all user data.
9. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Request an exported file of the data we hold about you
- Request deletion of your data (except what we must retain for legal or security reasons)
10. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
11. Security
We implement reasonable safeguards to protect your information, but no online transmission is 100% secure.
12. Third-Party Links
Our site may link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices or content.
13. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this policy, contact us at:
Email: [email protected]