Green Appalachia Privacy Policy
At Green Appalachia, your privacy is our priority. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you interact with our website and services.
Who We Are
Our website address is: http://greenappalachia.com. We are a media outlet focused on the legal hemp and cannabis industries in rural Virginia.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with 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. After approval of your comment, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please 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 one 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.
Use of Analytics Tools
To better understand how visitors use our website, we utilize analytics tools, including Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and Google Search Console. These tools help us:
- Analyze user behavior and interactions on the website.
- Monitor traffic sources, page views, and site performance.
- Gain insights into content effectiveness and user preferences.
These analytics tools use cookies and other technologies to collect non-personally identifiable information. This data is aggregated and anonymized, and we use it solely to improve the website and ensure it meets the needs of our audience.
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.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Green Appalachia reserves the right to update this policy as needed. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we use your information, please contact us at: Green Appalachia Email: melanie@greenappalachia.com.
We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring that your experience with Green Appalachia is safe, transparent, and enjoyable.