Who we are

Our website address is: https://heat180.com. This Privacy Policy applies to the entirety of Heat180.com and is intended to inform you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information that we receive from Heat180.com users.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the Site. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

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

Information submitted through a contact form will be seen by website administrators so that we may contact you, if you have requested us to do so. We do not share this information with third parties.

Cookies

Cookies are data files that are sent to your browser from a web site and are stored on your computer’s hard drive.

Heat180 does use cookies. If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving 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.
In addition, if you have an account and you log in to this site, 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.

If you do not wish to use cookies, you can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of Heat180.

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.

Analytics

This site may be monitored by analytic services hosted by other websites.

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

We do not share your personal information with any third parties, however visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

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 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 we send your data

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

Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us and we take every precaution available to protect your information, however we cannot guarantee that any method of electronic storage via the internet, is 100% secure.

Changes To Heat180.com’s Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of ___________ and will remain in effect until otherwise updated.

We reserve the right to update or change Heat180.com’s Privacy Policy at any time. The onus of acknowledgement regarding updates or changes to the Heat180 Privacy Policy falls on you, the user. Your continued use of Heat180.com after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will be considered unconditional acceptance of these updates or changes and will constitute your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Heat180.com Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.