Privacy Policy
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://cuyahogafallshistoricalsociety.org.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, avoid including images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t need to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
When logging in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
Editing or publishing an article saves an additional cookie in your browser, indicating the post ID of the edited article. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). This content behaves as if you visited the other website directly. These websites may collect your data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the content, especially if you’re logged into their site.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including data you provided. You can also request that we erase your personal data, except for data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be processed by an automated spam detection service.