Website Policies
Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.BlackstoneHotsprings.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using Gravatar. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
We keep contact form submissions for 1 month for customer service purposes, but we do not use the information submitted through contact forms for marketing purposes.
Cookies
BlackstoneHotsprings.com uses cookies to help personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
There are two types of cookies used on BlackstoneHotsprings.com:
- Our content management system uses cookies to track information required to operate the site, which include allowing members to login and comment on articles.If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. If you log in to this site, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year.If you select “Remember Me” on the login window, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
- Google Analytics tracking code uses “performance cookies” that allow sites owners to count visits and traffic sources, so that site managers can measure and improve the performance of their site. All information collected by Google Analytics is aggregated and anonymized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the features of the website.
You can also control third party cookies by installing a cookie-managing browser extension. To learn more about disabling cookies in your browser settings, visit allaboutcookies.org.
Analytics
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Links to other websites
This website contains links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites or third parties. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that may collect personal information.
GDPR Statement
The EU General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect on May 25th, 2018. For those in the EU who would like to have their collected data, as described above, compiled and sent to you, please reach out to BlackstoneHotsprings.com by email at stay@BlackstoneHotsprings.com. We do not collect any data on any individual or organization unless we are currently in a business relationship with that individual or person. Non-members have full right to control their cookie-based interaction in accordance with the above cookie policy.
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. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Information security
We secure information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards in an effort to protect against unauthorized access, use, modification, and disclosure of personal information in its control and custody. However, no data transmission over the internet or wireless network can be guaranteed. Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that (i) there are security and privacy limitations of the internet which are beyond our control; (ii) the security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and our website cannot be guaranteed; and (iii) any such information and data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party, despite best efforts.
Data Breach
Data Breach
In the event we become aware that the security of the website has been compromised or users’ personal information has been disclosed to unrelated third parties as a result of external activity—including, but not limited to, security attacks or fraud—we reserve the right to take reasonably appropriate measures, including, but not limited to, investigation and reporting, as well as notification to and cooperation with law enforcement authorities. In the event of a data breach, we will make reasonable efforts to notify affected individuals if we believe that there is a reasonable risk of harm to the user as a result of the breach or if notice is otherwise required by law. Notification will include a notice on this website and an email to the address you have provided.
Changes and amendments
We reserve the right to modify the privacy policy relating to the website or services at any time, effective upon posting of an updated version of this privacy policy on the Website. Revisions will include the update of the date shown at the top of this page. Continued use of the website after any such changes shall constitute your consent to such changes.
Acceptance of this policy
You acknowledge that you have read our Privacy Policy and agree to all its terms and conditions. By using the website or its services you agree to be bound by this policy. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this policy, you are not authorized to use or access the website and its services.
