Who we are
Our website address is: https://meikeaton.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.
Contact forms
We use contact forms as a way for customers to quickly connect with us. Contact form submissions are kept for customer service purposes. We do not use the information submitted through forms for marketing purposes or share this information with any additional parties.
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 have an account and you log in to this site, 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
To improve the alignment of our site with our customers we use a number of analytical tools to gather data. These tools include the built in WordPress plugin “Jetpack”, Google Analytics, and Google Search Console.
You can find Google’s privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/update
You can find Jetpack’s privacy policy here: https://jetpack.com/support/privacy/
If you are interested in opting out of Google Analytics collections this browser tool can help: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
This site also uses Google Re-marketingto gather data to optimize marketing. Google and other 3rd party vendors may show ads on websites after visiting this site in an attempt to align with consumer needs. You can opt out of this campaign through the Google Ad Settings page.
Who we share your data with
This site connects with other internet tools including YouTube, and social media networks who capture additional data through your interactions with them. We do not share your data beyond the scope of our services and operation.
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
Your data is stored on a cloud based professional host service. Some data such as contact form input is emailed to applicable parties to empower timely response.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
privacy@meikeaton.com
How we protect your data
To protect your data we minimize the amount collected and lean on the security support of larger organizations such as web hosts and Google to keep it safe.
What data breach procedures we have in place
We regularly update the plugins and the site to maintain security.
What third parties we receive data from
N/a.
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
N/a.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
N/a.