Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://gotchaserved.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

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

Who we share your data with

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.

The following is a list of possible cookies and data collected when using GotchaServed. Please refer to each service’s privacy policy for more information on the exact types of data collected:

  • Google Analytics: _ga, _gid and _gat_gtag cookie data kept 26 months
  • MailChimp: email address kept until you unsubscribe
  • CleanTalkPrivacy Policy
  • This MAY NOT be a complete list as GotchaServed experiments with additional plug-ins to bring users a changing experience. 

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

Your contact information

Your non publicly available contact information will not be shared with another party voluntarily.  We will not sell your information.  However in the event your information is included in part of a legal subpoena, GotchaServed.com will fully cooperate with authorities.   

Additional information

How we protect your data

We are dedicated to maintaining the latest release of the software on our site.  We have added login attempt blockers to combat brute force attacks, and spam applications to assist with maintaining a clean focused site.

What data breach procedures we have in place

You agree to NOT hold GotchaServed.com personally liable for any data breach.  See How we protect your data above.

You do agree to

I understand that by signing up with Gotchaserved.com, I may see advertisements while visiting pages within the site. I also agree to receive Gotchaserved.com’s News Letter (average 4/yr) sent via MailChimp and should I unsubscribe from the newsletter I may be subject to removal from the site entirely.

What third parties we receive data from

Google.com
Facebook.com
Twitter.com
MailChimp.com
Cleantalk.org

Log Files

Like many other Web sites, www.gotchaserved.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Privacy Policy Changes

GotchaServed reserves the right to change this policy at any time without notice. We encourage visitors to check this page for Privacy Policy updates regularly. Continued use of this website after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.