Who We Are
Our website address is: https://merlinmarketing.co
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data entered in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if any) will be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) in the files. Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from these images.
Cookies
- Comments: If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- Login Page: When you visit the login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded upon closing your browser.
- Login Details: When you log in, several cookies are created to store your login information and display preferences.
- Login cookies last for two days.
- Screen preferences cookies last for one year.
- If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
- Article Edits: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie containing the post ID of the article is saved in your browser. This cookie expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor is directly accessing those websites.
These external sites may collect your data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with their content, particularly if you are logged into their accounts.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them in moderation.
- Registered Users: For users who register on our site (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. Registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information (except usernames). Website administrators can also view and edit user information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you can request:
- An exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided.
- The erasure of any personal data we hold about you.
This excludes data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be reviewed through an automated spam detection service.
