Privacy Policy

Who we are

Suggested text: Our website address is: https://carmenbudau.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with 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 will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies help you avoid re-entering your details when you leave another comment. They last for one year.

Cookies for Site Functionality: We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and to remember your preferences. These cookies do not include personal data but are used to improve the usability of our site.

Embedded Content Cookies: Embedded content from other websites (e.g., videos, images) may set cookies and track your interactions with that content. These cookies are controlled by the external sites and are not managed by us.

Managing Cookies: You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited the other website.

These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking interactions if you have an account and are logged in to that site.

Who we share your data with

We do not share your personal data with third parties, except where necessary for the functioning of our website and services. This includes:

Business Transfers: If we undergo a business transition, such as a merger or acquisition, your information may be transferred as part of that transition.

Third-Party Service Providers: We may use third-party services to help us operate our website and perform functions such as analytics and advertising. These providers are obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which it was shared.

Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to legal processes, such as subpoenas or court orders.

How long we retain your data

Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically, rather than holding them in a moderation queue.

Contact Information: If you contact us through our website (e.g., via a contact form), we may retain your information for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and to address any follow-up issues.

General Data: We retain non-personal data collected through cookies and tracking technologies for as long as needed to analyze site usage and improve user experience. This data is typically anonymized and does not include personal identifiers.

What rights you have over your data

If you have left comments on our site, you can request to:

Access Your Data: Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided.
Erase Your Data: 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.

For any data-related requests, please contact us at Let’s Chat! ✉️