1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://thefryeblanket.com. We are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of our visitors. This policy outlines what data we collect, why we collect it, and how it is handled.
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 detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public next to your comment.
3. Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading files with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location information from images posted on the site.
4. Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
When visiting the login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Upon logging in, several cookies will be set to store your login details and screen preferences:
- Login cookies: Last 2 days
- Screen option cookies: Last 1 year
- “Remember Me” option: Keeps login active for 2 weeks
If you log out, login cookies will be removed.
When editing or publishing an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply stores the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
5. Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, embed tracking tools, and monitor your interactions with embedded content, especially if you are logged into their platform.
6. Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email to verify the request.
7. How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to help us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For registered users (if any), we store personal information in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also manage that data.
8. Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request:
- An exported file of your personal data
- The deletion of any personal data we hold
This excludes data we must retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
To request access to or deletion of your personal information, please contact us via our [Contact page] or email.
9. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service to prevent spam and abuse.