Privacy Policy – Pawfect Pals Blog

Last updated: 29.07.2024

1. Who We Are

Website URL: https://freelance.test.ricksamplez.de
Company Name: Rick Samplez e.K.
Contact Information: Patrick Grzyszek, Mehringen 22, DE-27318 Hilgermissen
E-Mail: info@ricksamplez.com

2. 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, 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: 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 you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, 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.
Login Cookies: If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. 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.
Post-Editing Cookie: 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 (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.

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect data on site usage and user interactions. This helps us optimize the site experience. Users can opt out by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Affiliate Partners: We may share information related to your interactions with affiliate links to track sales and commissions.
MailPoet: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we use MailPoet to send emails. This includes logging the IP address used when signing up to prevent system abuse.

4. How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments: Indefinitely, unless deletion is requested.
User Profiles: For registered users, personal information is retained indefinitely.
Security Logs (Solid Security): Retained for 60 days to detect and prevent malicious activity.

5. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

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, except for data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

6. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Data may also be transferred outside the European Union, with appropriate safeguards in place to protect your information.

7. Additional Information

We use MailPoet to manage our newsletter subscriptions and email communications. Information such as your name, email address, and IP address is collected to prevent abuse and track interactions.

Solid Security

We collect data such as IP addresses, user IDs, and usernames to detect malicious activity and protect our site. This data is retained for 60 days.