Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.barrysmithwebdesigns.ca.
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
I have put on different varying forms on my site to assist you with contacting me with the some of the information I need to help you make the best decision possible with your needs. These forms come directly to my inbox on my office computer where I answer them as quickly as I can. These forms are stored in my Email Program for 7 years (as financial records are kept) then will be destroyed.
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 tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
I do have Google Analytics installed on my web site to provide me with information about marketing related data. If you would like more information about, please contact me ( privacy@barrysmithwebdesigns.ca ) or https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/
Who we share your data with
I don’t share your data with anybody. If I need to clone your media (hard drive, memory card, etc), after you are back up and running, the media is erased and formatted over. I don’t keep any files or media from your device.
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
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
For any questions or inquiries, please contact myself at the information below:
Barry Smith
3363 Perth Road 113
RR#2
Stratford, ON N5A 6S3
EMAIL: privacy@barrysmithwebdesigns.ca
Additional information
If you require any information that I have not provided in this Statement, please send your inquiry to myself and I will get you that information, if possible. If I am not able to get that information, I will explain to you why. Either way, you will get a written statement from me explaining our position.