Privacy Policy
Last Updated: [2025.07.03]
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal data in the following ways:
- Comments:
When you leave a comment, we collect your name, email, website (if provided), IP address, and browser user agent string to detect spam. Your email may be anonymized (via a hash) and sent to Gravatar for profile picture verification (see their privacy policy here). Once approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible with your comment. - Media Uploads:
If you upload images to the site, avoid including embedded location data (e.g., EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract such details from images. - Contact Forms:
If you use our contact form, we collect your name, email, and message to respond to inquiries. - Cookies:
- Leaving a comment allows optional cookies to remember your details (1-year retention).
- Temporary cookies check browser cookie acceptance (discarded when you close your browser).
- Login cookies store authentication and screen preferences (2-day retention for login, 1-year for screen options; “Remember Me” extends login to 2 weeks).
- Editing/publishing an article creates a cookie to track the post ID (1-day retention).
- Embedded Content:
Videos, images, or articles from third-party websites (e.g., YouTube, social media) may collect data about you, use cookies, or track interactions as outlined in their policies. - Analytics:
We use Google Analytics to analyze traffic and improve site performance (see their privacy policy here). - Cal.com Bookings:
When scheduling consultancy sessions, you’ll be redirected to cal.com/bparlan. Any data provided there (e.g., name, email, phone number) is governed by Cal.com’s privacy policy, not this one.
2. How We Use Your Data
We use collected data to:
- Manage comments and website interactions.
- Respond to contact form submissions.
- Improve site functionality and user experience.
- Analyze traffic via anonymized Google Analytics data.
3. Sharing Your Data
- We do not sell your personal information.
- Data shared via Cal.com is handled by them; we do not store booking details.
- Gravatar: Your email hash may be shared for profile picture verification.
- Embedded Content Providers: Third-party embedded content (e.g., YouTube) may collect data as outlined in their policies.
- Google Analytics: Anonymized usage data is shared with Google for analysis.
4. Data Retention
- Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to streamline moderation.
- Cookies expire as outlined above.
- Contact form data is retained only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry.
5. Your Rights
You can:
- Request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data (e.g., comments, contact form submissions).
- Opt out of cookies via browser settings.
- Withdraw consent for data use (e.g., unsubscribing from communications).
6. Security & Compliance
- We use reasonable safeguards to protect data, but no online system is 100% secure.
- For GDPR/CCPA compliance, contact us at [bparlan(at)bparlan(dot)com] to exercise your rights.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at individuals under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from minors.
8. Questions or Concerns?
Contact us at [bparlan(at)bparlan(dot)com] or visit our contact form.