Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.hitspark.org
This website is operated by Hitspark Inc.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information is collected to help with spam detection and site security.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at:
https://automattic.com/privacy/
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available through Gravatar) will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract any location data from images published on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are provided for your convenience so you do not need to re-enter your details when leaving future comments. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and display preferences.
Login cookies last for two days
Screen options cookies last for one year
If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks
Logging out of your account removes the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only records the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited the external website directly.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, particularly if you are logged in to an account on that third-party website.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the password reset email for security purposes.
Visitor comments may also be checked through automated spam detection services.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.
For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile.
Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username)
Website administrators can also view and edit this information
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request:
An exported file of the personal data we hold about you
The deletion of your personal data
This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services.
