Privacy & Disclosure Policy

Welcome to iFollowChrist

Your privacy is of paramount importance to us. This policy provides detailed information on how we collect, use, manage, and safeguard your data. It also outlines your rights regarding the personal information you provide to us. Additionally, we explain our use of third-party advertising, specifically Google AdSense, and their data collection practices.

Our Identity

Website: http://ifollowchrist.org

Affiliate Disclosure

iFollowChrist is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn commission fees by advertising and linking to Amazon Site(s). Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon Site(s), as applicable, at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.

Collection of Data

Comments: When you leave comments on iFollowChrist, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it (Gravatar service privacy policy is accessible here). Upon comment approval, your profile picture becomes publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Media: Uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) is discouraged. Uploaded images are accessible, and their embedded location data can be extracted by visitors.

Cookies: To enhance your experience, we use cookies to remember your details and preferences. For comments, login details, and screen display choices, cookies facilitate your navigation and use of our site without repetitive data entry. These cookies vary in duration from the session length to one year, depending on their purpose.

Embedded Content: Our articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. This content behaves as though you have visited the originating website, which may collect data about you, use cookies, or incorporate third-party tracking.

Data Sharing

Your data is primarily for internal use. For password resets, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Visitor comments may be screened through an automated spam detection service.

Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profiles. Users can at any time modify or delete their personal information, except they cannot alter their username. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Your Rights

You have the right to request an export of your personal data held by us and to erase any personal data, except for data retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Third-Party Advertising and Data Collection

iFollowChrist utilizes Google AdSense to serve ads. Google AdSense may use cookies or unique web beacons to collect data, serve ads based on prior visits to our website, or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.

Changes to This Policy

We may update our Privacy & Disclosure Policy from time to time. We encourage visitors to frequently check this page for any changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

Contact Us

For any questions or concerns regarding our privacy practices, please contact us at dave@ifollowchrist.org.