Protecting your private information is our priority, so we have established this Privacy Policy to clearly articulate how we collect, protect and use your information. By using The Valley Citizen website, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://thevalleycitizen.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site 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.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site 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 this site, 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.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site 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.
Who we share your data with
Your name, should you choose to comment on a story, will appear on the public website. Otherwise, we will not sell, rent, swap or authorize any third party (except our service providers) to use your email address without your permission. Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to restrict our use or sharing of aggregated or de-identified information in any way.
The Valley Citizen may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on The Valley Citizen or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of The Valley Citizen; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of The Valley Citizen, or the public.
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 our website (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). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, 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.
Additional information
Security of your information
The Valley Citizen secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure, using SSL protocol. We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network cannot guarantee 100% security. While we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through the site cannot be guaranteed.
Updating or deleting your information
Please send any requests for us to update or delete your information to thevalleycitizen@sbcglobal.net.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Children under thirteen
The Valley Citizen does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
E-mail communication
From time to time, The Valley Citizen may contact you via email for the purpose of providing assistance, confirmations or other general communication. If you want to stop receiving communications via email from us, please contact us at thevalleycitizen@sbcglobal.net.
External data storage sites
We may store your data on servers provided by third-party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.
Changes to this policy
the right to change this Privacy Policy without notice, so we encourage you to review this Privacy Policy from time to time and write to us at thevalleycitizen@sbcglobal.net with any questions or concerns you might have or if you believe we have not adhered to this policy.