Clarence’s List (we” or “us”) values its visitors’ privacy. This privacy policy is effective 07/11/2023; it summarizes what information we might collect from a registered user or other visitor (“you”), and what we will and will not do with it.
Please note that this privacy policy does not govern the collection and use of information by companies that Clarence’s List does not control, nor by individuals not employed or managed by Clarence’s List. If you visit a Web site that we mention or link to, be sure to review its privacy policy before providing the site with information.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://clarenceslist.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and 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
Akismet
We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).
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
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy
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. 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.
Changes to this privacy policy
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy as we deem necessary or appropriate because of legal compliance requirements or changes in our business practices. If you have provided us with an email address, we will endeavor to notify you, by email to that address, of any material change to how we will use personally identifiable information.
Contact Information
If you have questions or comments about Clarence’s List’s privacy policy, contact us via any of the ways described in the Contact page at https://clarenceslist.com/contact-us/ of Clarence’s List’s website.
Thank you for choosing Clarence’s List!
Additional Information
Smush
Smush sends images to the WPMU DEV servers to optimize them for web use. This includes the transfer of EXIF data. The EXIF data will either be stripped or returned as it is. It is not stored on the WPMU DEV servers.
Smush uses the Stackpath Content Delivery Network (CDN). Stackpath may store web log information of site visitors, including IPs, UA, referrer, Location and ISP info of site visitors for 7 days. Files and images served by the CDN may be stored and served from countries other than your own. Stackpath’s privacy policy can be found here.
Smush uses a third-party email service (Drip) to send informational emails to the site administrator. The administrator’s email address is sent to Drip and a cookie is set by the service. Only administrator information is collected by Drip.
Webpushr
User Data
We store following data points for each Subscriber. A Subscriber is someone who has opted to receive push notifications from your website. We do not store any data related to your site visitors that have not opted to receive push notifications.
date | This is the date when the subscribers opts to receive push notifications from your site. |
endpoint | The endpoint takes the form of a custom URL and associated encrypted keys pointing to a push server. |
timezone | Subscriber’s local timezone. |
device_type | Mobile or Desktop. |
operating_system | Mac OS, Windows, Android, etc. |
browser | Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge, etc. |
ip_address | Subscriber’s IP Address. |
city | Geographic Location: City |
state | Geographic Location: State |
country | Geographic Location: Country |
session_date | Date corresponding to the last session |
Cookies
Webpushr JavaScript snippet use HTTP Cookies to “remember” what a user has done on previous pages / interactions with the website. These cookies are used to control the opt-in prompt behavior on the site, based on user specifications.
_webpushrPageViews | We only store this cookie if the publisher (you) set the prompt (Custom Prompt) to show after x page visits.This cookie tracks the number of page visits on publisher’s site. If the publisher (you) decide to select native opt-in prompt then this cookie is not set. |
_webpushrSubscriberID | This is set for non-https sites ONLY to check if the user is subscribed or not |
_webpushrPromptAction | This cookie is stored if the user declines to receive push notifications and dismiss the custom prompt. This helps us remember that decision. |
_webpushrEndPoint | This cookie stores a unique URL associated with the user’s push subscription. It is only stored if the user accepts to receive push notifications. |
_webpushrLastVisit | This cookie stores timestamp associated with the user’s last visit on the site. It is only stored if the user accepts to receive push notifications. This helps us successfully manage and send push notifications. |
Directorist
When you submit a directory listing, the content of the listing and its metadata are retained indefinitely. All users can see, edit or delete the personal information included on their listings at any time. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Website visitors can see the contact name, website URL, phone number, address and other information included in your submission to describe the directory listing.
Payment Information
If you pay to post a directory listing entering your credit card and billing information directly on https://clarenceslist.com, the credit card information won’t be stored but it will be shared through a secure connection with the following payment gateways to process the payment:
- PayPal — https://paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
- Authorize.Net — https://authorize.net/company/privacy
- Stripe — https://stripe.com/us/privacy
- Payfast — https://payfast.co.za/privacy-policy
How we protect your data
Clarence’s List is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. Clarence’s List has done all in its power to prevent data theft, unauthorized access, and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, which help us safeguard all the information we collect online.
What data breach procedures we have in place
What third parties we receive data from
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements
Notice to European Union users
Clarence’s List’s operations are located primarily in the United States. If you provide information to us, the information will be transferred out of the European Union (EU) to the United States. By providing personal information to us, you are consenting to its storage and use as described herein.