Privacy Policy

Overview

Welcome to mrbrizz.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your data.

Information We Collect

Comments

When you leave comments on our site, we collect:

  • Information provided in the comment form
  • Your IP address
  • Browser user agent string for spam detection purposes
  • Email address hash for Gravatar service integration

If you use Gravatar, your profile picture may be publicly visible alongside your comments. For more information about Gravatar’s privacy practices, please visit Automattic’s Privacy Policy.

Media

We advise users against uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Please note that website visitors can download and extract location data from any images posted on our site.

Cookies

We use various cookies to enhance your browsing experience:

Comment Cookies:

  • Optional storage of name, email, and website details
  • Valid for one year
  • Used to streamline future commenting

Login-Related Cookies:

  • Temporary browser cookie to verify cookie acceptance
  • Login cookies (duration: 2 days)
  • Screen options cookies (duration: 1 year)
  • “Remember Me” option extends login persistence to 2 weeks
  • Article editing cookies (duration: 1 day, contains post ID only)

Third-Party Content

Embedded Content

Our articles may contain embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. These embeddings function as if you visited the original website directly. Third-party websites may:

  • Collect data about you
  • Use their own cookies
  • Deploy additional tracking
  • Monitor your interactions with embedded content
  • Track your interaction if you’re logged into their services

Data Sharing and Security

Password Resets

When requesting a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.

Data Retention

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for comment management purposes
  • Registered user profile information is stored in our database
  • Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information (except usernames) at any time
  • Website administrators have access to view and edit user information

Your Rights

Data Access and Control

You have the right to:

  • Request an export of your personal data
  • Request deletion of your personal data
  • Access and modify your account information

Please note that we may retain certain information for administrative, legal, or security purposes even after a deletion request.

Automated Data Processing

Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services to maintain site security and quality.

Contact Information

For privacy-related inquiries or to exercise your data rights, please contact us through our website.

Updates to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy as needed. Please check back regularly for any changes.

Last updated: [10/27/2024]