We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website at /.
Information We Collect
We collect information in several ways when you use our website:
- Comments: When you leave comments on our site, we collect the information you provide in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam. Additionally, an anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can find the Gravatar service privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible next to your comment.
- Media: If you upload images to our website, we recommend avoiding images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
- Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies expire after one year. When you log in, we set cookies to remember your login information and screen display preferences. 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. 1 Login cookies are removed when you log out. Additionally, editing or publishing an article saves a temporary cookie to your browser that contains no personal data and only indicates the post ID of the article you edited. 1. www.rio.edu www.rio.edu
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Improve our website and services
- Respond to comments and inquiries
- Prevent spam and enhance website security
Data Sharing and Third-Party Access
We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties, except as required by law or for spam detection purposes.
Embedded Content
Articles on our website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. This content behaves similarly to how it would if you visited the original website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Data Retention
We retain comments and their metadata indefinitely to facilitate the automatic approval of follow-up comments. For registered users, we also store the personal information provided in their user profile.
Your Rights
You have the right to request an exported file of your personal data or to ask for the erasure of your personal data. This excludes any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Security
We take steps to protect your personal information using security measures. However, no internet transmission method is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Please review it regularly for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.
By using our website, you consent to this Privacy Policy.