Privacy Policy

At REASTARS (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”), we respect and value your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit https://www.reastars.com (“Site”). By using our Site, you consent to the practices outlined in this policy.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://www.reastars.com.

2. 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.

• Gravatar: 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’s privacy policy is available here. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

3. Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the Site.

4. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our Site. If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience, so you don’t have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. Cookies will last for one year.

• Login Page: 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.

• Login Cookies: When you log in, we set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies are removed.

• Post-Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

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 in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged into that website.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments: 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.

• User Accounts: For users who register on our website, we 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 view and edit this information.

8. 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 obligated to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

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

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our data practices, legal requirements, or business practices. When we make material changes to the policy, we will notify you by posting the updated version on the Site. Please review this policy regularly to stay informed about how we protect your personal data.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us: contact@reastars.com