Slab Rescue Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 4/22/2025

Who We Are

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

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can read the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media Uploads

If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract this information from website images.

Cookies

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

  • A temporary cookie is set on the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

  • Login cookies last for two days, or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected. Screen options cookies last for one year. Logging out removes login cookies.

  • If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is saved in your browser. It includes no personal data and simply notes the post ID. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited the source website, which may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with that content.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to track and analyze website traffic. Google Analytics collects data such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This helps us understand how users engage with our website and improve user experience.

Google may also use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely.

  • Registered users (if any) can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for the username). Website administrators can also edit user information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request its deletion. This does not include data we are obligated to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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