Privacy Policy

Who we are

East Central Minnesota PFLAG is the local chapter of PFLAG, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.

Our website address is: https://ecmnpflag.org

Comments

When visitors leave comments or enter data on a form on the site we collect the data shown in the 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. If you do not use Gravatar this does not apply to you.

Media

If you provide images to East Central Minnesota PFLAG, 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. This is true anywhere you upload images.

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 from other websites (e.g. videos, images, articles, event registration, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. Please visit the original website for privacy information related to their services.

Who we share your data with

We do not share your personal information with any third parties without your permission.

However, if you share information for posting to the website or social media, it will be made public, along with any information you included for the purpose, such as posting your event or linking to our supporters. If have a login to our site and request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

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 your data is sent

Visitor comments, form submissions, and other links shared with us may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Media and Licensing

All media submitted to East Central Minnesota PFLAG must be free of copywrite or trademarks. If you submit an image, event, or other media to us, you are responsible to ensure you have the appropriate permission to allow us to publish the material as described in this privacy policy.