Who we are
Welcome to Chitown Armory. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have regarding your information when you visit https://chitownarmory.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the 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 hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. Their privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid including images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may be able to download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
Cookies
We use cookies to improve your browsing experience.
Comment Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
Login Cookies
- When you visit the login page, we set a temporary cookie to see if your browser accepts cookies.
- When you log in, several cookies store your login information and screen settings.
- Login cookies last two days.
- Screen settings cookies last one year.
- If you click “Remember Me”, your login persists for two weeks.
- Logging out removes these cookies.
Editor Cookies
If you edit or publish an article, an additional non-personal cookie will be saved in your browser, noting the post ID. It expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles or pages on this site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves the same as if you visited the other website directly.
These sites may:
- Collect data about you
- Use cookies
- Use third-party tracking
- Monitor your interaction with their content (including if you are logged in to their service)
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
We do not sell or rent your data to third parties.
How long we retain your data
- Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to help with automated approval of follow-up comments.
- For users who register on our site, we store the personal information provided in their profile.
- Registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except username changes).
- Site administrators can also view and edit this information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you may request:
- An exported file of your personal data we have collected
- Deletion of your personal data
We will comply unless we are required to retain certain data for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to protect the site from malicious or unwanted activity.