Who we are
Our website address is: https://eightsecondstoconnect.com.
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, 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 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.
Cookies
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.
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
We use third-party services, such as Google Analytics, to collect information about the usage of our website. These services collect information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. We use the information we get from these services only to improve this site, analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movements around the site and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personally Identifiable Information to outside parties. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
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
If you choose to provide us with your contact information through our contact form or newsletter sign up, we will retain that information for the purpose of communicating with you. We may use your contact information to send you updates about our services, promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You can opt out of receiving these communications at any time.
Additional information
How we protect your data
We employ a variety of security measures to protect your personal information. These include using SSL encryption for data transfer, hosting data in secure environments, performing regular security audits and implementing organizational measures like training our staff on data privacy.
What data breach procedures we have in place
In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users via email within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach. We will also report any unlawful data breach to any relevant regulatory body as necessary.
What third parties we receive data from
We may receive data about you from third parties, such as analytics providers, advertising networks, search information providers, and providers of technical, payment and delivery services.
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
We may use automated decision-making systems and user profiling to personalize your website experience, provide you with tailored content, and improve our services.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
As a company based in the United States, we comply with applicable federal laws and regulations regarding the protection of user data. If any additional industry-specific regulations apply to our operations, we will provide details about our compliance with these regulations.