Last Updated: 2022-03-28
Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.bleedingeyestudios.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 it. 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
If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us using our Contact Form. Our contact form is located at https://www.bleedingeyestudios.com/contact-us.
Cookies
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 visit our login page, 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.
When you log in, 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”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an 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 1 day.
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 tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We may collect data for the purpose of analytics. These data collection practices are usually cookie-driven, and the insights provided by said analysis are used to provide information that helps guide improvements to the site.
SECURITY
We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).
Who we share your data with
Some of our partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our partners may include but are not limited to:
- Google Adsense
- Google Analytics
- Amazon
- Bing
- Akismet
- hu-manity.co
How long we retain your data
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 (if any), 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.
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.
Your data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights:
The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request us to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to requests. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at email: [ [email protected] ]
You have the right to file complaints to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Your Rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
See our Do Not Sell page for details.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
Our contact form is located at https://www.bleedingeyestudios.com/contact-us.
Additional information
How we protect your data
To ensure the security of user’s information and data, www.bleedingeyestudios.com makes use of a variety of security applications, encryption, antivirus, and a firewall. Substantial effort has been made to ensure that the site and its contents are protected from a wide variety of attack vectors, exploits, and methods.
What data breach procedures we have in place
In the event of a breach, appropriate response will be made following the below procedure:
- Confirm the Breach
- Contain the Breach
- Assess Risks and Impact
- Report the Incident
- If user data has been compromised, those users will be notified directly.
- Evaluate the Response & Recovery to Prevent Future Breaches
What third parties we receive data from
We may receive data from any ad partner, analytics, security, and/or search engine site.
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
Automated decision making and profiling with user data is limited to that required for security – e.g. a known bad user’s IP address may be blacklisted and blocked; additionally, user data may be used to profile usage patterns in accordance with the analytics disclosed above.