At McCook Knife Set (/), we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website.
Information We Collect
We collect different types of information depending on your interaction with our website:
- Comments: When you leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, your IP address, and browser information to help detect spam. An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be used to check if you’re using the Gravatar service (privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/). After approval, your profile picture becomes visible to the public next to your comment.
- Media: Uploading images to our website is discouraged if they contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract this data from website images.
- Cookies: Leaving a comment allows you to choose cookies that store your name, email, and website for your convenience. These cookies expire after one year. Login information and screen display choices are also stored in cookies, lasting two days (login) and one year (screen options). Choosing “Remember Me” extends your login for two weeks. Login cookies are removed upon logging out. Editing or publishing an article saves a non-personal cookie with the article ID, expiring after one day.
How We Use Your Information
The information we collect is used for:
- Improving our website and services
- Responding to comments and inquiries
- Preventing spam and enhancing website security
Data Sharing and Third-Party Access
We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties except when required by law or for spam detection purposes.
Embedded Content
Articles on our website may include embedded content from other websites. This content behaves similarly to how it would on the original website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Data Retention
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic approval of follow-up comments. Registered users’ personal information is stored in their user profile.
Your Rights
You have the right to request an exported file of your personal data or ask for its erasure, excluding data we need to retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
Data Security
We implement security measures to protect your personal information. However, no internet transmission method is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. Please review it regularly for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.
By using our website, you consent to this Privacy Policy.