Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://gregpak.net/. This is the community action, non-business-related website and blog of writer and photojournalist Greg Pak.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

This website does not enable comments, allow user account creation or uploading of media from users, provide a built-in newsletter, or run advertising, so it does not collect information about visitors for those kinds of services. But this website is hosted by Automattic through their company WordPress.com, which collects information about visitors in order to provide hosting. You can read Automattic’s Privacy Policy here. You can read Automattic’s cookie policy here.

WordPress.com and Jetpack – Subscriptions

Visitors to this site can subscribe to this site via WordPress.com the “subscribe” button on this site in order to receive a notification when a new post is made to the site. When you subscribe, the administrators of gregpak.net will be able to see your WordPress.com username (if you have a WordPress.com account) and/or your email (if you do not have a WordPress.com account) and the date and time you subscribed. WordPress.com will then automatically send you notifications of new posts via its Jetpack software.

This is how Automattic, WordPress.com’s parent company, describes its data collection for subscribers: “Follower and Subscriber Information: When a visitor signs up to follow or subscribe to a Site using Jetpack or WordPress.com, we collect the sign-up information requested by the Site, which typically includes an email address.”

Here’s how Jetpack, which is run by Automattic, describes its use of data for subscriptions:

Data Used: To initiate and process subscriptions, the following information is used: subscriber’s email address and the ID of the post or comment (depending on the specific subscription being processed). In the event of a new subscription being initiated, we also collect some basic server data, including all of the subscribing user’s HTTP request headers, the IP address from which the subscribing user is viewing the page, and the URI which was given in order to access the page (REQUEST_URI and DOCUMENT_URI). This server data used for the exclusive purpose of monitoring and preventing abuse and spam.

Activity Tracked: Functionality cookies are set for a duration of 347 days to remember a visitor’s blog and post subscription choices if, in fact, they have an active subscription.

The administrators of this site can only see your email and/or WordPress username and the date you signed up, not your IP address or the other information listed above that WordPress.com and Jetpack collects on its end. The Jetpack software provides the administrators of this site data on the aggregate number of opens and clicks from email subscriptions, but administrators cannot see information about opens and clicks linked to individual subscribers. You can cancel your subscription at any time using your WordPress.com interface or the link in the confirmation email you receive when you subscribe.

Comments

We do not currently have comments enabled. But if comments ever were enabled, these policies would apply:

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

We do not currently make it possible for users to upload media to the website. But if that functionality ever were enabled, this would apply:

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.

Newsletter

We currently collect email addresses to send a newsletter through this site via Buttondown.

We use an automated signup confirmation (double opt-in system) to ensure that subscribers have opted in to receiving the newsletter.

To deliver this email newsletter and help us gauge the functionality, reach, and effectiveness of our communications, we collect the following information from users:

• Email address;
• Names;
• IP address;
• Newsletter: opens, clicks, opt-ins

This website sends emails through the Buttondown service. This service allows us to track opens and clicks on our emails. We use this information to improve the content of our newsletters.

No identifiable information is otherwise tracked outside this website except for the email address and info above.

Cookies

We do not currently enable comments or account creation. But if we were to enable those services, these cookie policies would apply:

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 have an account and you log in to this site, 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

We do not share your data with any third parties, unless in response to a legal request (like a search warrant, court order or subpoena) or in reporting a suspected crime to the authorities.

How long we retain your data

We do not currently enable comments on this site, but if we did, this would apply: 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 we send your data

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

Contact information

admin at gregpak dot net