Who is CarolBooton.com?

Our website address is: https://carolbooton.com.

The sole author and administrator of carolbooton.com is Carol M. Booton.

How are comments handled?

When you leave comments on the site your comment are collected in the comments form, as well as the your 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.

How is media handled?

You are not allowed to upload media.

How are cookies handled?

If you leave a comment on the 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 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 are created 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.

How is embedded content from other websites handled?

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you 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.

Who is your data shared with?

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

How long are your data retained?

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so you can be recognized and so any follow-up comments can be approved automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on the website (if any), any personal information you provide in your user profile is saved. You can see, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except you cannot change your username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights do 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 held about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request any personal data held about you be erased. This does not include any data the website must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where are your data sent?

Your comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.