Who we are
Our website address is: https://theplainword.com. The name of our ministry is The Plain Word - Truth Matters.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
The only information collected by The Plain Word is data sent to our site by visitors that choose to comment on a blog post.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form which includes first name, email address, and comments. 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
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.
Contact Forms
The Plain Word uses WordPress Contact Form 7, which is the most simple form available. The form includes first name, email address, and comments.
Cookies
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 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.
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
This website may contain links to other sites that are not controlled in any way by us. Please be aware when you click on any such links; we are not responsible for the privacy practices and/or policies of any website other than our own. Consequently, we strongly suggest that you review the privacy policy of every website you visit, whether or not they are liked to by our site.
This website may contain links to other sites that are not controlled in any way by us. Please be aware when you click on any such links; we are not responsible for the privacy practices and/or policies of any website other than our own. Consequently, we strongly suggest that you review the privacy policy of every website you visit, whether or not they are liked to by our site.
Analytics
The Plain Word utilizes Google Analytics for review purposes of site traffic. The information collected helps The Plain Word understand how the website is used by a visitor. You can read more about how Google uses information here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en-US
You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
How long we retain your data
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.
Log Files and Cookies
The Plain Word website utilizes industry standard analytics package which gather limited information on visitors to our website automatically and stores this anonymous information in server log files. This information my include IP addresses, browser type, basic IP information, referring pages, operating system used and date/time stamps. This information does not identify individual user, it is used only for site administration, as well as for analysis of website usage and trends.
Additionally, cookies may be used to provide easier and faster access to website features such as logins and/or repeat visits. Cookies are very small text files that are stored on personal computers for reference purposes. We do not store in cookies to any personally identifiable information in cookies.
Security
The Plain Word uses a CDN through Cloudflare to protects against DDoS attacks and WordPress-specific vulnerabilities.
Other
Finally, The Plain Word to comply with applicable laws and regulation, to respond to a search warrant or other lawful request for information received, or to otherwise protect my rights.