Who We Are
Welcome to ClearanceNest. Our website address is https://www.clearancenest.com. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit or interact with our site.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our 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 helps us detect and filter spam more effectively.
In some cases, an anonymized string generated from your email address (commonly referred to as a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can find the Gravatar privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may appear publicly alongside your comment.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, we strongly recommend that you do not include images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can potentially download and extract location data from any images displayed on the site.
Cookies
To enhance your experience on our site, we use cookies in a few ways:
- If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This saves you from having to re-enter your information the next time you comment. These cookies will remain for one year.
- When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal information and is deleted when you close your browser.
- If you log in to your account, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display preferences. Login cookies are kept for two days, and display preference cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login session will remain active for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.
- When you edit or publish a post, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal information and simply records the ID of the article you most recently edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on our site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from third-party websites. Interacting with embedded content is the same as visiting the third-party website directly.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking tools, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content — especially if you have an account and are logged into those external websites.
Who We Share Your Data With
We value your privacy and do not sell or trade your personal information. However, if you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for security verification purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, both the comment itself and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments, instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For registered users of our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
Your Data Rights
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 — including any information you have provided to us. You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to ensure the safety and integrity of our platform.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about how your data is being used, or if you would like to exercise any of your rights under this policy, please don’t hesitate to contact us through the contact form on our website.
