Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: http://www.byericasouza.com. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal information.

What Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help with spam detection.

  • Gravatar Service: An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) will be 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). Visitors can download and extract location data from these images.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website:

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year.
  • If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
  • When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences:
    • Login cookies last two days.
    • Screen options cookies last for a year.
    • Selecting “Remember Me” extends login cookies for two weeks.
  • If you log out or edit/publish an article, cookies are removed or updated accordingly.

Embedded Content

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites. These sites may:

  • Collect data about you.
  • Use cookies.
  • Embed third-party tracking.
  • Monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your activity if logged in.

Who We Share Your Data With

Spam Detection Services: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For registered users, personal information is stored in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also view and edit user information.

Your Data Protection Rights

You have the right to:

Opt-Out of Cookies: Manage your cookie preferences via your browser settings or our cookie banner.

Access Your Data: Request an exported file of the personal data we hold, including any data you provided to us.

Delete Your Data: Request that we erase your personal data, except for data we are legally required to retain.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Additionally, some data may be processed by third-party services to improve our website’s functionality and security.

How We Protect Your Data

We implement security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include:

  • Secure hosting.
  • Encryption of sensitive data.
  • Regular security updates.

Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services, such as analytics and advertising platforms, which collect, store, and process data on our behalf. These services include:

  • Google Analytics: Tracks website traffic and user behavior. Learn more.
  • Advertising Partners: May use cookies to serve personalized ads. You can opt-out of personalized ads via Google Ads Settings.

Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, regulatory, or operational reasons. Updates will be posted on this page with the revised date.If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]