Last updated: December 1, 2024
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://22damascusroad.com.
2. Introduction
At 22 Damascus Road, we are committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
3. Information We Collect
- Personal Information: When you fill out our contact form or place an order, we collect personal details such as your name, email address, mailing address of recipient, and any other information you choose to provide.
- Comments: If you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here.
- Media: If you upload images to the website, please avoid images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract this data from images on the site.
- Payment Information: Optional donations during checkout are processed securely through Stripe. We do not store or have access to your full payment information. Stripe’s Privacy Policy applies to these transactions and can be viewed here.
4. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience:
- Comments Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter them when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
- Login Cookies: If you have an account and log in, we set temporary cookies to determine if your browser accepts cookies. Upon logging in, several cookies save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
- Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie is saved in your browser, expiring after one day, indicating the post ID of the article you just edited.
You can set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you have visited the other website, which may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content.
6. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information to:
- Process and fulfill your orders.
- Communicate with you regarding orders or inquiries.
- Improve our services and website functionality.
- Detect and prevent fraud and spam.
7. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. However:
- Third-Party Service Providers: We use third-party services such as Stripe and Google reCAPTCHA which may collect information according to their own privacy policies.
- Payment Processing: Payments are processed through Stripe, and their privacy policy applies.
- Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
8. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- User Accounts: For users that register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for changing their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
9. Your Rights 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’ve provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, excluding any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
10. Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
11. Compliance with Laws
We will disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or subpoena.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us at:
Email: grace@22damascusroad.com