Who Are We
Our website address is: https://givemehockey.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 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 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
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). 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 for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
When you visit the login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When logged in, several cookies save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days; screen options cookies last one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser that includes the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including if you have an account and are logged in.
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 to help recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For registered users (if any), we store personal information provided in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information anytime (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request deletion of any personal data we hold, except data we must keep for legal or administrative reasons.
Advertising
We display ads from third-party services like Google Ads. These services may use cookies and similar technologies to collect data about your visits and other websites you visit, to provide ads tailored to your interests.
These providers may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, and device details. They handle this data according to their own privacy policies.
To learn more about Google Ads privacy practices or to opt out of personalized ads, visit: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
