Who We Are
Our website address is: https://amscc.ca.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to assist with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) generated from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to determine if you use it. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available through Gravatar) becomes publicly visible next to your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location information from images displayed on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This feature is for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter your details the next time you comment. These cookies last for one year.
When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be created to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, several cookies are created to store your login details and display preferences:
- Login cookies last for two days.
- Screen preference cookies last for one year.
- If you select “Remember Me,” your login will remain active for two weeks.
Logging out of your account removes all login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only indicates the post ID of the edited article. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.).
Embedded content behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the external website directly.
These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, include third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content — especially if you are logged into those websites.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the password reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of keeping them in a moderation queue.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their profile.
All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username).
Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file containing the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided.
You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you.
This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.