Who we are
Our website address is https://sproutsandcookies.com. This website operates under MIM Digital Media Publishing, LLC. The privacy policy below is effective 01/01/2023. We reserve the right to update this privacy policy as needed. We are committed to protecting your personal information at Sprouts & Cookies. If you would like to contact us please use our contact form.
What personal data do we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact Forms
If you use our contact form, we gather personal information such as your name and email, information is kept for a short period of time in order to respond to the inquiry. Once the inquiry is closed, the information is deleted.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Analytics
Information may be shared with a third party via plug-ins in order to enhance the user's experience.
Google Analytics is used to analyze data to enhance user experiences, and the data is kept for up to 26 months prior to being deleted. You can see their privacy policy here.
ConverKit is a service that is used for the delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for the purposes of delivering this information. Please refer to ConverKit's privacy policy for further information.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights do you have over your data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where is your data sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your Contact Information
Please use our contact form if you have additional questions.
Additional information
How we protect your data
This website uses HTTPS secure protocol.
How your data may be used
To operate and maintain the Website.
To create your account, identify yourself as a user of the Website, and customize the Website for your account.
To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt out of future mailings.
To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts.
To respond to your comments or inquiries.
To provide you with user support.
To track and measure advertising on the Website.
To protect, investigate, and deter unauthorized or illegal activity.
What third parties do we receive data from
We receive information from Google Analytics as stated above.
For California Residents
California law gives residents the right to opt out of the disclosure of their personal information to third parties, including for advertising purposes. To opt out of the sharing of your information for advertising information, contact us via our contact form. You also have the right to request from us the categories of personal information that we have shared and the categories of third parties to whom the information was provided. To be clear we do not share your name, contact information, or any other sensitive information with third parties, and the categories of third parties that we share information with for advertising purposes are supply-side platforms, programmatic advertising exchanges, and demand-side platforms.