Privacy Policy for Parkside Chat
Effective Date: October 3, 2025
Kirkwood Media Group, LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”), the owner of parksidechat.com, respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our blog, comment on content, or subscribe to our newsletter.
Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
- Email Address: Collected when you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter.
- Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
- Media Uploads: If you upload images, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images.
- Cookies:
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These last one year.
- A temporary cookie is set on the login page to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- Login cookies last two days (or two weeks with “Remember Me”), and screen options cookies last one year.
- If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser for one day to indicate the post ID of the article.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if the visitor visited the other website. These websites may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with embedded content.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information you provide to:
- Send newsletters, updates, and blog-related content.
- Provide relevant communications and improve the user experience.
- Prevent spam and maintain site security.
We will not sell, rent, or share your email address with third parties for marketing purposes.
Who We Share Your Data With
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-ups automatically.
- Registered users (if any) can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames).
- Newsletter email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Unsubscribe at any time from newsletters.
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Request deletion of your personal data, except data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Storage & Security
- Emails collected for newsletters are stored securely through our newsletter provider.
- We take reasonable measures (encryption, limited access, secure hosting) to protect your information.
Where Your Data Is Sent
- Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as needed. Updates will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact us:
Kirkwood Media Group, LLC
Email
Website: https://parksidechat.com