Who we are
This website address is: https://susancannonwrites.com. From this point forward, you will notice that “We” or “we” is used quite a lot. “We” is subjective. If by “we,” you read “all the people who came together at one point in time or another to make this site possible,” then “we” it is. One or more of those people mostly wrote this policy. But I’m thinking you might find the bits I’ve modified (like this sentence).
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we (there’s that “we” again — honestly, in this case, I don’t even know who “we” is, but apparently “we” do the following:) collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. (See Comment Policy.)
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. (“We” wrote this paragraph. If you have trouble understanding what “we” just wrote, copy and paste the mystery wording into your favorite browser and look it up.)
Please note that vulgar user names will not be allowed for use on this site. If you somehow sneak one in anyway, your comment will be apprehended and sent to Gehenna.
Media
For Guest Posters and Blog Commenters: Should you upload images to the website/comment section, then you’ll really want to avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included.
And here’s why: Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website. (Creepy much?)
Cookies
If you leave a comment on this 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.
When you register to leave comments, “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.
For guest posters who edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser, should your browser accept cookies. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one (1) day. (I really need to meet this “we.” Apparently, “we” have very fresh cookies! And lots of them! Yum!)
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.
And here’s why that’s important: 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.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell your information to third parties. Ever. Aside from the scary paragraph above, you’re safe here.
How long we retain your data
For those of you who leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. (You know that’s true for text messages between you and another person on your cell phone too, right?) This is so “we” can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. (There’s probably another reason involved for the text message retention, but you’ll need to ask your carrier about that stuff.)
To leave a comment, you must provide your name and email address. If you wish, such as if you are a fellow-author, you may also leave your website address. No other information will be retained.
Where your comments are ultimately sent
Visitor comments will be checked through an automated spam detection service and, if needed, will be moderated by administration. (See Comment Policy.)