At APEC Water, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website at https://myapecwater.com/.
Information We Collect
- Comments: When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
- Media: If you upload images to our website, we recommend avoiding images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Website visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
- Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year. When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for two weeks. Upon logging out, login cookies are removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser, containing no personal data and simply indicating the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information to:
- Improve our website and services
- Respond to comments and inquiries
- Prevent spam and enhance security
Data Sharing and Third-Party Access
We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties, except as required by law or for spam detection purposes.
Embedded Content
Articles on our site may include embedded content from other websites. These function as if you 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.
Data Retention
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to facilitate automatic approval of follow-up comments. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile.
Your Rights
You can request an exported file of your personal data or ask for the erasure of your personal data. This excludes data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Security
We implement security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy 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.