Effective Date: June 19, 2025
This privacy policy explains how personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or interact with http://josephfarnelli.com (“this website”).
This is a personal website operated by Joseph Farnelli and is provided on an “as-is” basis without warranty or liability. By using this site, you agree to the terms described below.
1. Use of Third-Party Technologies
This website uses a variety of third-party services to provide functionality, analytics, advertising, security, and performance. These include, but are not limited to:
- Web platform and plugins (e.g., WordPress, Astra, Spectra)
- Content delivery and security providers (e.g., Cloudflare)
- Analytics and tracking tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Advertica, similar platforms)
- Advertising services (e.g., Google AdSense)
- Email marketing tools
- Hosting providers (e.g., Hostinger)
These services may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your use of the site. Their use of your data is governed by their own privacy policies.
2. Cookies and Tracking
Cookies may be used to:
- Improve site functionality and performance
- Store user preferences
- Analyze user behavior
- Deliver targeted advertising
A cookie consent mechanism may be presented to visitors as required by applicable law. You may manage your preferences through your browser settings or opt out via tools such as Google Ad Settings.
3. Information We Collect
a. Comments
When visitors leave comments:
- We collect the comment text, IP address, browser user agent, and optional name/email/website info.
- An anonymized hash of your email may be sent to Gravatar to check for an avatar.
b. Email Submissions
If you submit your email via a contact form or subscribe to a newsletter, that data may be used to send updates or marketing emails. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link provided in those emails.
c. User Accounts
If/when account registration is enabled:
- Registered users’ personal data will be stored in their profile.
- Users can view, edit, or request deletion of their data (except usernames).
- Admins can also view and edit user data.
d. Media
If you upload images, do not include location data (EXIF GPS) unless you are comfortable with visitors being able to extract it.
e. Analytics
Site usage is tracked to help understand visitor behavior and improve content. Data such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and referring URLs may be collected and analyzed.
4. Embedded Content and External Links
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, other articles). This content behaves as if you visited the source website directly, and may collect data or use tracking cookies.
Links to external sites are provided for convenience. We do not control and are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites.
5. Data Retention and Your Rights
You may request a copy or deletion of your personal data at any time, unless it must be retained for legal or administrative reasons.
Comment data is retained indefinitely to support threaded conversations.
Registered user data is retained until the account is deleted or requested for removal.
6. Security
While reasonable steps are taken to secure this site using industry-standard practices and services, no website is 100% secure. You use this site at your own risk.
7. GDPR (European Union Visitors)
If you are located in the EU/EEA, you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:
- The right to access, correct, or delete your personal data
- The right to restrict or object to data processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to withdraw consent at any time
- The right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact the site owner via the contact method provided on the site.
Where applicable, this site will only process your data with your consent or where there is a legitimate interest, such as website operation or security.
8. CCPA (California Visitors)
While this site is not currently subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) thresholds, California residents are still encouraged to exercise the following rights:
- The right to know what personal data is collected
- The right to request deletion of your personal information
- The right to opt out of the sale of personal data (this site does not sell your data)
- The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights
Requests related to your personal data may be submitted via the contact options on this website.
9. Changes to This Policy
This policy may be updated periodically. The latest version will always be available on this page with the updated effective date.
Contact
If you have questions or concerns about this policy or your data, please contact Joseph Farnelli using the contact details available on the site.