Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Our website address is: https://htsf-canada.ca.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the website we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s 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.

Media

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.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our website 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, 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.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day. [NTD: if there is a way for the visitor to manage cookies, please insert an explanation]

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this website 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. This only occurs if you interact with the embedded content.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We do not otherwise share your data with anyone or any other website unless we have legal authority or a legal obligation to do so.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment on the website, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For visitors that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All visitors to the website can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

We may only use personal information for the purpose it has been collected, or for a consistent purpose, unless another use is specifically authorized at law. If you have an account on this website, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any of your personal data that we hold. This does not include any data that we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor’s comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. We do not otherwise send your data anywhere.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We have the right in our discretion to update this Privacy Policy at any time. We encourage visitors to our website to frequently check this page for any changes.  You, the visitor, acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications and immediately comply with all such  modifications.

Security

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More Information

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