Birdsong 101 Privacy Policy
Who we are
Our website address is: https://birdsong101.com and includes associated subdomains. We are located in Bedford, Indiana and Fort Myers, Florida.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the Birdsong 101 or any of its subdomain sites, 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 Birdsong 101 website or any of its subdomains, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the Birdsong 101 website or any of its subdomains can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
The only data we collect from your use of any of our contact forms are those data included in the forms along with any other data as explained in other areas of this privacy policy.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our Birdsong 101 site or any of its subdomains, 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 have an account and you log in to the Birdsong 101 website or any of its subdomains, 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.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on the Birdsong 101 website or any of its subdomains, 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.
Analytics
No analytics associated with your private information are collected on the Birdsong 101 website or any of its subdomains.
Who we share your data with
Birdsong 101 will not sell, trade, or distribute in any way, shape or form, any personal data collected on this site with any third party interest.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, 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 users that register on the Birdsong 101 website or any of its subdomains (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Birdsong 101 website/subdomain administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on the Birdsong 101 website or any of its subdomains, 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 personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
The only contact information Birdsong 101 collects is what is included in the user registration and email newsletter signup forms. This information is not available to any third party.
Additional information
How we protect your data
Your data is protected by means of several layers of encryption associated with the Birdsong 101 website and its subdomains included, but not limited to, spam, brute force attack, and other website security software embedded into the Birdsong 101 website and its subdomains.
What data breach procedures we have in place
Birdsong 101 administrators are notified immediately through four different avenues of any type of security breach or attempted breach on the Birdsong 101 website or any of its subdomains. Any detected issues are addressed within 24 hours of discovery.
What third parties we receive data from
Birdsong 101 does not collect any of your personal data from any third parties not associated with the Birdsong 101 website or any of its subdomains.
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
Birdsong 101 does not make any automated decisions or undertake any profiling with the data you supply on this website.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
All legally required industry disclosures are available to the appropriate agency/organization charged with regulatory compliance.