Privacy Policy of Northampton Analytics
Introduction Welcome to Northampton Analytics. Our commitment to your privacy is paramount. This policy outlines how we handle your data to ensure your privacy is respected and protected. Our website address is: https://www.northamptonanalytics.com.
Data Collection on Comments When you leave comments on our website, we collect the information displayed in the comments form. This includes your IP address and browser user agent string to combat spam. We may generate an anonymized string (hash) from your email address, potentially shared with the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it (Gravatar’s Privacy Policy). Upon comment approval, your profile picture becomes publicly visible in your comment’s context.
Media Upload Caution If you upload images to our site, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Be aware that site visitors can download images from our website and extract such location data.
Use of Cookies We use cookies to enhance your experience:
- Commenting: If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience, eliminating the need to re-enter details for future comments. These cookies last one year.
- Login: Temporary cookies check if your browser accepts cookies, containing no personal data and discarded post-session. Persistent cookies remember login information and screen display choices; login cookies last two days, screen options one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
- Editing/Publishing: Editing or publishing articles places a cookie in your browser, indicating the post ID of the article edited, expiring after one day.
Embedded Content Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images) from other websites. This content behaves identically to if you visited the source site, which may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction, especially if logged into their website.
Data Sharing Your IP address may be included in a password reset email. We don’t share your data with any other parties, except for using an automated spam detection service for visitor comments.
Data Retention Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for follow-up comment recognition. For registered users, we store personal information provided in their profiles, accessible, editable, or deletable at any time (username changes excepted). Administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Rights Over Data If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of personal data held about you, including data you’ve provided. You may also request erasure of your personal data, excluding data retained for administrative, legal, or security needs.