Effective Date: August 23, 2024

Who we are

Our website, Gluten Free Around the World (https://gfaroundtheworld.com, https://gfaroundtheworld.org, http://glutenfreearoundtheworld.org), is dedicated to providing global resources for gluten-free and celiac-safe options. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to assist with spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture, if associated with Gravatar, will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the site.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience.

Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year.

• • Login: When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. Upon logging in, several cookies will be set to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.

• • Article Editing: If you edit or publish a listing or 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 one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Additionally, your data may be shared with third-party services that assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, provided those parties agree to keep this information confidential.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this 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, except for data we are obligated to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Additionally, your data may be processed by third-party service providers in countries outside your country of residence, including the United States. We will take steps to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected under this Privacy Policy.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or relevant laws. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any updates.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our treatment of your personal data, please contact us at mailto: info@gfaroundtheworld.com.