This privacy policy informs you about how we collect, use, share, and protect personal information on our website, https://jtrautman.com. Please understand that by using our services, you consent to the terms of this privacy policy.
Information We Collect
- Information you directly provide: This includes data like your name, email address, and phone number (if you choose to submit it to us).
- Comments: When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data displayed in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
- Usage and device data: We collect information about how you interact with our site or app, including pages you visit, links clicked, search terms, and your device’s technical details (IP address, browser type, operating system).
- Analytics data: We use Google Analytics to understand website traffic and user behavior. Google Analytics may collect information about your location, demographics, and interests.
- Tracking pixel data: We employ the Facebook tracking pixel to gather insights into how users interact with our website following exposure to Facebook ads. This helps us optimize our advertising campaigns.
Gravatar
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.
Uploaded Images
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.
How We Use Your Information
- Providing and improving our services: We utilize collected data to run, maintain, and enhance the features and functionality of our website.
- Analytics: We analyze information about how you use our services to inform improvements and gain insights into usage patterns.
- Marketing:
- We may use your information for our own promotional purposes, like sending you updates or offers.
- If you submit your phone number, we may share it with select marketing partners. It’s important to note that they may send you occasional text messages. You always have the option to opt-out.
- Comments: To facilitate commenting on our website and for spam detection.
- Other Legitimate purposes: We may use your information as reasonably necessary for legal compliance or with your explicit consent.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies (small text files on your device) and similar tracking technologies. These help us provide better services, personalize content, analyze traffic, and serve targeted advertising. We employ technologies from Google Analytics and Facebook for these purposes.
Cookies used in Comments
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.
Login Cookies
If you visit our login page, 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.
Embedded Content
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.
Sharing Your Information
- Service providers: We sometimes involve third parties to assist with tasks such as marketing, customer support, or data analysis. They may have limited access to your data only to perform those functions.
- Marketing Partners: If you give us your phone number, we may share it with specifically chosen marketing partners.
- Business changes: We might share information during mergers, acquisitions, or reorganizations of our business.
- Legally required: We will disclose your information if we believe in good faith that it’s necessary to comply with the law, court orders, or other legal processes.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website or app uses cookies (small text files on your device) and similar tracking technologies. These help us provide better services, personalize content, analyze traffic, and serve targeted advertising. We employ technologies from Google Analytics and Facebook for these purposes.
Your Privacy Choices
- Cookies: You can manage cookie settings in most web browsers to refuse or delete them. Please note that this could impact the functionality of certain website features.
- Google Analytics: You can opt-out of Google Analytics using their browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Facebook Pixel: To manage your ad preferences for Facebook and associated platforms, visit your Facebook profile settings.
- Text Messages: You may opt-out of marketing text messages at any time by following the instructions contained within those messages.
Security
We implement security measures to safeguard your data, but no system is totally impervious. It’s essential that you protect your account credentials as well.
Data Retention
We retain your data for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes outlined here or as legally required.
Children’s Privacy
Our services are not designed for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Updates to this policy will be posted here with their effective date. It’s advised to periodically review the policy for changes.
Contact Us
Please reach out using contact@jtrautman.com if you have any questions or requests regarding your personal information.
