Privacy Policy | The Chi Society

Who we are

Our website address is: https://thechisociety.com.

What personal data 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.

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.

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

Although the Company does not disclose individually identifiable information, it may disclose aggregate data about our website’s visitors to advertisers or other third parties for marketing and promotional purposes.

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.

Your contact information

The Company will use your information to operate the Website’s business activities. For example, the Company may use this data to contact you about changes to the Website, new services, or special offers, resolve disputes, troubleshoot issues, and enforce our Website’s terms and conditions.

As a general rule, the Company will not give your data to third parties without your permission. However, there are some important exceptions to this rule that are described in the following paragraphs.

The Company may, in its sole discretion, provide information about you to law enforcement or other government officials for purposes of fraud investigations, alleged intellectual property infringement, or any other suspected illegal activity or matters that may expose the Company to legal liability.

From time to time, the Company may use third party suppliers to provide services on our website. If a supplier wants to collect information about you, you will be notified. However, you will never be required to give information to a third party supplier. The Company restricts the way third party suppliers can use your information. They are not allowed to sell or give your information to others.

Additional information

How we protect your data

This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) tells you how The Chi Society (the “Company”) collect, use, and protect your personal information. By visiting the Company’s website (the “Website”), you accept and agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. In particular, you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.

What third parties we receive data from

You may choose to provide personal information to Website visitors or other third parties who are not our suppliers. Please use caution when doing so. The privacy policies and customs of such third parties will determine what is done with your information.

Policy changes

The terms of this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. If such changes are made, the Company will notify you by a notice posted on our Website’s home page of the changes that have been made. If you disagree with the changes that have been made, please contact the Company (by e-mail, using a website contact form, or in writing by mail), and any changes made to this policy will not apply to information we have collected from you prior to making the changes.

If you are concerned about the topic covered by this Privacy Policy, you should read it each time before you use our Website. Any questions or concerns about this policy should be brought to our attention by sending an e-mail to support@thechisociety.com and providing us with information relating to your concern.

You may also mail your concerns to us at the following address:

The Chi Society

7378 W. Atlantic Blvd. #263
Margate, FL 33063-4214
United States

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
If you are a California resident and our customer, Cal. Civ. Code 1798.83 permits you to request certain information about our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To request this information, please send an e-mail to support@thechisociety.com or write us at the following address: