At AllenTexasResidents.com, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting any personal information you provide. This privacy policy outlines what data we collect, why we collect it, and how it’s used.
Comments
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://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 AllenTexasResidents.com, please avoid including embedded location data (such as EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may be able to download and extract this information from images.
Cookies
We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. Here’s how:
- If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- A temporary cookie is used on the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
- When you log in, cookies store your login info and screen preferences:
- Login cookies last for 2 days
- Screen preference cookies last for 1 year
- If “Remember Me” is selected, login persists for 2 weeks
- Logging out removes these cookies
- If you edit or publish content, a cookie will be stored indicating the post ID. This expires in 1 day and contains no personal data.
Embedded content from other websites
Posts on AllenTexasResidents.com may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from other websites. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly, which may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction—especially if you’re logged in to those external sites.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these third-party services.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
We may use trusted third-party tools for site security, analytics, email communication, and spam protection.
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 your data is sent
Visitor comments may be screened using an automated spam detection service. Additionally, other data such as IP addresses may be monitored to ensure the integrity and security of our website.