Who We Are
Our website address is: https://holidaylightsphx.com/
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you're using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible publicly in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as other visitors can download and extract that information.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year.
When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie may be set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when the browser is closed.
When you log in, cookies will store your login info and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen preference cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will remain for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply records the post ID of the article. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from external websites behaves the same way as if you visited those websites directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their embedded content.
However, text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be accessed by or transmitted to these embedded services.
Data Usage and Communication
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We store user information provided in comments or user registrations for administrative and service-related purposes only.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to auto-approve follow-up comments.
For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their data anytime (except the username). Website administrators can also access and modify user data.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of your data we hold, or request deletion of that data. This excludes any data we are required to retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
Spam Protection
Visitor comments may be reviewed by an automated spam detection service. Text message opt-in data and consent will not be used for this purpose.
A2P Compliance Disclosure
No mobile information will be shared with external entities for marketing or promotional purposes. Information may only be transmitted to service providers necessary to support internal functions such as customer service or text message delivery.
Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be transmitted or provided to any other entity, excluding providers or aggregators essential to delivering the messaging service.
If this Privacy Policy references the use or disclosure of any personal information, please note:
“All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be transmitted to any other entities, excluding aggregators and providers of the Text Message services.”
