At SantaBrooks.com, we care about your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. Here’s a clear breakdown of how we collect, use, and safeguard data when you visit our website.

🌐 Who We Are

Our website address is: https://santabrooks.com

💬 Comments

When you leave a comment, we collect:

  • The data you provide in the comments form
  • Your IP address and browser information (to help detect spam)

If you use a Gravatar (profile image service), a hashed version of your email may be shared with Gravatar to check for a linked account. You can view their privacy policy here. Once your comment is approved, your profile image may appear alongside your comment.

🖼️ Media

If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors may be able to extract that data from the images you share.

🍪 Cookies

We use cookies to make your experience smoother. For example:

  • If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email, and site in a cookie for future convenience. These last for one year.
  • When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie checks if your browser accepts cookies—it holds no personal data and disappears when your browser closes.
  • Logging in will generate cookies to store your login status and display preferences. Login cookies last for 2 days; display settings cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
  • When you edit or publish an article, a cookie stores the post ID for one day—no personal data is included.

📎 Embedded Content

Some pages may include embedded content from other websites (e.g., YouTube videos, images, articles). These act as if you visited the external site directly, and:

  • May collect your data
  • Use cookies
  • Track your interaction if you’re logged into that site

🛡️ Sharing Your Data

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

⏳ Data Retention

  • Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely so we can recognize and auto-approve follow-ups.
  • If you register on our site, your personal info is saved in your user profile. You can edit or delete your info anytime—except your username. Site admins can also view and edit this information.

📁 Your Rights

If you’ve created an account or left comments:

  • You can request an export of your personal data stored by us.
  • You may also request deletion of your personal data—except for data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

🔄 Where Your Data Goes

Comments may be checked through an automated spam filter to ensure a clean and safe space for all visitors.

If you’d like this policy added to the site with a friendly design or included in a footer, newsletter, or printable format, I’d be happy to help tweak it further!