Privacy Policy

1. Information Collection and Use

Personal Information

We may collect personal information such as:

• Name
• Email address
• Location
• Comments and interaction data
• Account information (if you create an account)

Non-Personal Information

We gather non-personal information through:

• Cookies and similar technologies
• Website analytics
• Traffic patterns
• User behavior analysis

How We Use Your Information

• To enhance your experience at The Sunday Fork
• Send newsletters and updates
• Provide relevant content
• Improve our services
• Respond to your comments and inquiries

2. Advertising and Third Parties

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our site. This means:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits
• Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet
• You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings page
• We do not directly control the information collected by Google AdSense

Third-Party Links

Our blog might contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.

Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the other website directly. These websites may:

• Collect data about you
• Use cookies
• Embed additional third-party tracking
• Monitor your interaction with the embedded content

3. Cookie Policy

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

• Login cookies (last for two days)
• Screen options cookies (last for one year)
• Comment cookies (last for one year if opted-in)
• Temporary cookies to check cookie acceptance

Functionality Cookies

• “Remember Me” login persistence (two weeks)
• Article editing cookies (expires after 1 day)

Cookie Management

• You can modify your browser settings to manage or block cookies
• Blocking certain cookies may affect site functionality
• Cookie preferences can be changed at any time

4. Comments and Media

Comments

• We collect comment form data and IP addresses
• Browser user agent strings are collected for spam detection
• Gravatar service may receive anonymized email hashes
• Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely

Media Upload Guidelines

• Avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS)
• Visitors can download and extract location data from website images

5. Data Protection and Rights

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Receive an exported file of your personal data
• Request erasure of your personal data
• Access and edit your user profile
• Request data corrections
• Opt-out of communications

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

California residents have the right to:

• Know what personal data is collected
• Know whether personal data is sold or disclosed
• Say no to the sale of personal data
• Access their personal data
• Request deletion of their personal data
• Not be discriminated against for exercising their rights
• Request data portability

European Privacy Rights (GDPR)

For EU residents, we process data based on:

• Your consent
• Contractual obligations
• Legal compliance
• Legitimate interests

EU residents have additional rights including:

• Right to be informed
• Right to rectification
• Right to erasure
• Right to restrict processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object
• Rights regarding automated decision making

6. Data Security and Retention

Security Measures

• We employ reasonable measures to protect your data
• No method of internet transmission is completely secure
• We cannot guarantee absolute security

Data Retention

• Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely
• Account information is retained until deletion is requested
• Some data may be retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes

7. Children’s Privacy

• Our blog is not directed at children under 13
• We do not knowingly collect personal information from children
• Parents can request deletion of children’s information

8. Updates to This Policy

• We may update this policy occasionally
• Changes will be posted on this page
• Continued use constitutes acceptance of changes
• Significant changes may be announced via email