Privacy Policy for Thrift265
Last Updated: 10 October 2024
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://thrift265.com. Thrift265 is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled safely and responsibly.
2. Information We Collect
a. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data provided in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.
b. Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the site.
c. Cookies
- If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set 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, several cookies will be set to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends the login cookie duration to two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
- If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser, which simply stores the post ID of the article you edited. This expires after one day.
d. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you had visited those sites directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
3. How We Use Your Information
Your information helps us improve the user experience on Thrift265 by:
- Fulfilling and managing your orders
- Providing support and responding to inquiries
- Sending updates, promotions, or offers (with your consent)
- Enhancing website performance and analyzing site traffic
4. Who We Share Your Data With
We share your data only when necessary:
- Payment Processors: Securely handle payment details through PayChangu.
- Shipping Providers: Access only relevant shipping information.
- Spam Detection Services: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
5. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to allow automatic recognition and approval of follow-up comments.
- User Accounts: For registered users, we retain personal information provided in their profiles. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
6. Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of your personal data, including any data provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except where we are legally required to retain it for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
7. Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to protect the site’s integrity and user experience.
8. Contact Information
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, or would like to exercise any of your rights, please contact us at:
Email: info@thrift265.com
Phone: [Your phone number]
