About Us

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

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent, to help prevent spam.

Additionally, an anonymized hash generated from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy here: Automattic Privacy Policy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract this information.

Cookies
  • If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter them for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
  • If you log in to our website, we will set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted upon closing your browser.
  • When you log in, we store cookies to remember your login details and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen preference cookies last for one year. If you choose “Remember Me,” your login session will remain active for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.
  • If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be stored in your browser to save the post ID of the article you edited. This cookie expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, and articles). Embedded content from external sites behaves the same way as if the visitor were on that website.

These external websites may collect your data, use cookies, integrate third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions, especially if you have an account and are logged into that website.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
  • For users who register on our website, we retain the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their data at any time (except for their username, which cannot be changed). Website administrators also have access to this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you may request an exported file containing your personal data. You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you, except for data that we must retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data

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

How We Protect Your Data

We implement industry-standard security measures to safeguard your personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

If you provide payment information, it is encrypted using SSL technology and stored securely with AES-256 encryption. While no online transaction method is 100% secure, we follow PCI-DSS security standards and industry best practices to enhance security.

Regulatory Disclosure Requirements

We may disclose personal information when required by law or if you violate our Terms of Service.

Third-Party Data Sharing

We only share your personal data with third-party service providers as necessary to facilitate transactions and provide services.

Certain third-party providers, such as payment gateways, have their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing their policies to understand how your personal data will be handled.

If you use services from a provider based in a different jurisdiction, your data may be subject to local laws. For example, transactions processed through a U.S.-based payment provider may be subject to U.S. laws, including the Patriot Act.

Once you leave our website or interact with third-party services, our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service no longer apply.

External Links

Clicking on links within our website may direct you to third-party sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and recommend reviewing their privacy policies.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to gather insights about visitor behavior and interactions with our website.

Age of Consent

By using our site, you confirm that you are of legal age in your jurisdiction or have received consent from a parent or guardian to allow a minor dependent to use this site.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes take effect immediately upon posting. If significant changes occur, we will notify users accordingly.

If our company is acquired or merged with another business, your data may be transferred to the new entity to continue providing services.

Questions & Contact Information

For requests regarding access, corrections, modifications, or deletion of your personal data, or for any inquiries, please contact us.