Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy: Table of Contents

Who we are

Our website address is: https://carechameleons.com.

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.

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

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

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 your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and improve our services. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your interactions with our website. The information generated by these cookies is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers located in the United States.

Information collected by Google Analytics

Google Analytics collects various types of data, including:

  1. IP address
  2. Device information
  3. Browser type
  4. Website pages visited
  5. Referring website
  6. Time and date of visits
  7. Duration of visits
  8. Interactions on the website

Use of collected information

We use the information collected by Google Analytics to analyze website traffic, track user behavior, and generate reports that help us understand how visitors interact with our website. This information is crucial for improving our website and providing a better user experience.

Data sharing with Google

Google Analytics may share the collected information with Google, its affiliates, and other third parties as required by law or as part of the analytics and advertising services provided. However, we do not have control over the data collected and shared by Google Analytics. We encourage you to review Google’s Privacy Policy to understand how they handle your information.

Opt-out options

You can prevent your data from being collected and used by Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, which is available for most popular browsers. Additionally, you can adjust your browser settings to disable cookies. Please note that opting out of Google Analytics may affect your experience and limit certain functionalities of our website.

Data retention

The data collected by Google Analytics is retained for a period determined by Google or as specified in their policies. We recommend reviewing Google’s data retention policies for more information on the duration of data retention.

User rights

As a resident of Ontario, Canada, you have certain rights regarding your personal data. You have the right to access, rectify, delete, and restrict the processing of your information collected by Google Analytics. For inquiries or requests regarding your personal data, please refer to the “Contact Us” section below.

Security measures

We have implemented appropriate security measures to protect the data collected by Google Analytics from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

Updates to the privacy policy

We may update this privacy policy periodically to reflect any changes in the use of Google Analytics or other tracking technologies. The updated version will be posted on our website with a revised effective date.