At CCG.eco, the privacy of our visitors is a priority. This Privacy Policy outlines what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your personal data. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Who we are

Our website address is ccg.eco. We are a registered charity based in British Columbia, Canada.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information entered in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user-agent string to help with spam detection.

Your email address may be converted into an anonymized string (a hash) and shared with the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) in those files. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images posted on the site.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience, so you don’t need to fill in your details again next time. These cookies last for one year.

When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, several cookies are set to save your login session and display preferences. Login cookies last two days and screen options cookies last one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes all login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser indicating the post ID of the article you edited. It contains no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from other websites. Embedded content behaves in exactly the same way as if you had visited the originating website directly.

Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, include additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell or rent your personal information. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically rather than holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except that usernames cannot be changed. Website administrators can also view 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 an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase your personal data. This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To make a request, please contact us. Under British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), we will respond within 30 days. If you are unsatisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC at oipc.bc.ca.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately and we will take prompt steps to remove it from our records.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact us at: info@ccg.eco