Your Privacy
The MARC Group Inc. is committed to respecting the privacy of individuals and recognizes the need for appropriate management and protection of any personal information you provide to us. This policy outlines the types of data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding this information. We do not share your data with third parties outside of our organization, except as necessary to fulfill your request or as described in this policy.
1. Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After comment approval, your profile picture, if you have one, is visible to the public in connection with your comment. For more on Gravatar’s privacy practices, you may view their policy here: Automattic Privacy Policy.
2. Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) in your images, as other visitors to the site may be able to download and extract this location data.
3. Cookies
Our site uses cookies to improve your browsing experience:
- Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter information when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
- Login Cookies: Upon visiting our login page, a temporary cookie will determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded once you close your browser. After logging in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies remain for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” will keep your login active for two weeks; logging out removes these cookies.
- Content Cookies: If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie indicating the post ID of the article you edited will be saved in your browser. This cookie expires after one day and contains no personal data.
4. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites functions as if you directly visited those websites. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, particularly if you are logged into those websites.
5. Data Sharing
We only share your data within The MARC Group Inc. and do not distribute it to third parties unless necessary to fulfill a request. For example, if you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
6. Data Retention
- Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
- User Accounts: For registered users, we store the personal information provided in your user profile. Registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information (except username changes). Our website administrators also have access to this information.
7. Your Data Rights
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided. You may also request the deletion of your personal data, excluding any information we must retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service to ensure site security and user experience.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this policy or wish to exercise your rights concerning your personal information, please contact us at info@themarcgroupinc.com.
