Our Identity
The URL for our website is https://buttefirelaw.com.
User Comments
Data input into the comment form by visitors, along with their IP addresses and browser user agent string, is collected to assist with spam detection.
We may use a hashed, anonymized version of your email address to check if you’re using Gravatar. You can find the Gravatar service’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media Usage
We advise against uploading images with included embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as other visitors can download these images and extract the location data.
Cookie Policy
By leaving a comment on our site, you have the option to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This convenience feature prevents you from having to re-enter your details each time you want to comment. These cookies are retained for a year.
A temporary cookie is set when you visit our login page to verify your browser’s cookie acceptance. This cookie, devoid of personal data, is deleted when you close your browser.
Upon login, we create several cookies to store your login and screen display information. Login cookies last two days, while screen option cookies last a year. If you choose “Remember Me”, your login details are stored for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
Editing or publishing an article results in an additional cookie in your browser, indicating the post ID of your recently edited article. It doesn’t hold personal data and expires after a day.
Third-Party Embedded Content
This site may feature embedded content from other sites (e.g., videos, images, articles). This content behaves as if you visited the original site.
These third-party sites may collect your data, use cookies, incorporate extra third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, particularly if you’re logged into an account on their site.
Data Sharing
If a password reset is requested, the associated IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data Retention
Your comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely to facilitate automatic approval of any subsequent comments, bypassing moderation.
For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information anytime, except for changing their usernames. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you’ve created an account or left comments on this site, you can ask for an exported file of your personal data that we hold, including any data you’ve provided to us. You can also request the deletion of your personal data. This excludes data we need to keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Data Transfer
Comments from visitors may be processed via an automated spam detection service.