Who we are
Our website address is: http://kirkray.com. This is a website about music, and we do not make a business of tracking the personal data of its users. To the extent that our website collects data to function and/or provide music information to its users, below is our policy. Please note our privacy policy is limited to our understanding of the technical functioning of the website and it may or may not be 100% accurate or complete. We reserve the right to update this policy as needed without direct notice to website users.
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.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
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 visit our login page, 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.
Your browser may allow you to automatically transmit a “Do Not Track” signal to websites and online services. Like many other websites, KirkRay.com does not alter its privacy practices when it receives a “Do Not Track” signal from a visitor’s browser. We would not know how to implement such a technology and it is beyond our limited technical ability.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles and pages 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.
Contact Forms
Information submitted via contact forms will be retained indefinitely. Do not submit information via comment form inquiries if you do not wish to share such data.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
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
We care about your privacy and hope that you respect the privacy of others as well. 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. Upon receipt of such requests we may decline it if it exceeds our technical ability to fulfill and we will not be obligated to incur additional costs to provide you with any requested exports. We reserve the right delete your account, posts, and/or otherwise restrict access to the website. Additionally, we will not be obligated to provide any reports for data that we do not directly track, or that is tracked directly or indirectly by other parties. To the extent that we have the technical ability to ease your mind and provide you with a requested export, we may do so. We also reserve the right to not reply to a request, if we believe it is invalid, spam, or otherwise unduly burdensome.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your Acceptance of these Terms
By using this website, you signify your acceptance of this policy and any terms of service therein. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not utilize the website. Your continued use of the website will be considered acceptance to any changes in the privacy policy once posted.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please use our contact form for further inquiries.