Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.wcrt.org
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. Any images uploaded to our site are the property of WCRT.
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
When you contact us, you provide us with the following information, including your name, email address, and message. We use this information to send you updates about any service orders, comments, or questionnaires to measure your satisfaction with our service and announcements about new and exciting services that we offer.
We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, including any contracted company to assist in helping provide the services we offer, mailing and delivering services, answering customer questions about services, sending electronic mail, and processing event registrations. We will only provide those companies with the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.
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.
WCRT will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on WCRT or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of WCRT and its family of Websites, and, (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of WCRT, its Websites, or the public.
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.
How we protect your data
WCRT has taken strong measures to protect the security of your personal information and to ensure that your choices for its intended use are honored. We take strong precautions to protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
WCRT strictly protects the security of your personal information and honors your choices for their intended use. We carefully protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction however, realize that information sent or received over the Internet is generally not secure. WCRT cannot guarantee the security of any communication to or from this website. WCRT does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the Internet.
Your information may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country where WCRT its subsidiaries, affiliates, or agents are located. You also have a significant role in protecting your information. No one can see or edit your personal information without knowing your user name and password, so do not share these with others.
What data breach procedures do we have in place
We employ strict data protection procedures in the rare case of data breach incidents from the use of our site. These procedures are reviewed on an annual basis.
Contact Us
Please contact us at membership@wcrt.org if you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy.