What personal data do we collect and why?

Cookies:

When using our website, certain forms may require the utilization of Google’s reCAPTCHA service for submission. By consenting to use this service, a cookie is created to store your consent. This cookie automatically deletes itself after thirty days.

A temporary cookie is set when you visit the login page, aiding compatibility with alternate login methods. This cookie does not contain any personal data and expires after one hour.

Security Logs:

To ensure the security of our site and protect against malicious activity, we conditionally log the IP address of visitors, user ID of logged-in users, and usernames of login attempts. Examples of situations where logging occurs include login attempts, log-out requests, requests for suspicious URLs, changes to site content, and password updates. This information is retained for a period of 60 days.

Who do we share your data with?

Certain forms on our site require the use of Google’s reCAPTCHA service before submission. The use of this service is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

During security checks, we may contact ithemes.com to determine if our site supports TLS/SSL requests. No personal data is sent to ithemes.com in this process. Requests to ithemes.com include the URL of our site. To learn more about ithemes.com’s privacy policy, please refer to the iThemes Privacy Policy.

Our website undergoes scanning for potential malware and vulnerabilities using the iThemes Site Scanner. While we do not send personal information to the scanner, it may identify publicly posted personal information (such as comments) during the scan.

To ensure file integrity, iThemes Security retrieves data from wordpress.org, ithemes.com, and amazonaws.com. No personal data is sent to these sites. Requests to wordpress.org include the WordPress version, site locale, list of installed plugins, and each plugin’s version. Requests to ithemes.com and amazonaws.com include the installed iThemes products and their versions. For details regarding the privacy policies of wordpress.org and ithemes.com, please refer to their respective privacy policies. Requests to amazonaws.com pertain to content added and managed by iThemes, which is governed by the Amazon Web Services Data Privacy policy.

How long do we retain your data?

Security logs are retained for a duration of 60 days.

Where do we send your data?

Our site is part of a network of sites that collectively protect against distributed brute force attacks. To enable this protection, the IP address of visitors attempting to log into the site is shared with a service provided by ithemes.com. For more information on the privacy policy, please review the iThemes Privacy Policy.

Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Personal Data:

The service providers we employ may have access to your personal data. These third-party vendors collect, store, use, process, and transfer information about your activity on our service in accordance with their respective privacy policies.

Analytics:

We may utilize third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the usage of our service.

Google Analytics:

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. The data collected by Google Analytics is used to track and monitor the usage of our service. This data is shared with other Google services and may be used to contextualize and personalize ads within Google’s advertising network. To opt out of having your activity on our service made available to Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. This add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics regarding your visit activity. For further information about Google’s privacy practices, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms webpage.

Facebook Pixel:

Facebook provides a remarketing service known as Facebook remarketing. This service is offered by Facebook Inc.

To gain a better understanding of interest-based advertising on Facebook, you can visit the “How Ads Work on Facebook” page located in the Facebook Help Center.

If you wish to opt out of Facebook’s interest-based ads, you can follow the instructions provided by Facebook in the Facebook Help Center.

Facebook adheres to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising established by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can opt out of interest-based ads from Facebook and other participating companies by using the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out mechanisms. In the USA, you can visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/. In Canada, you can visit http://youradchoices.ca/ as part of the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada. In Europe, you can visit http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/ as part of the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance. Additionally, you can adjust your mobile device settings to opt out of interest-based ads.

For further information regarding Facebook’s privacy practices, please refer to Facebook’s Data Policy.