Mathew Ellsworth

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 4, 2025

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY BEFORE USING THE WEBSITE

This privacy policy describes how my website collects, uses, and discloses information you provide to it. This privacy policy applies to the website, https://mathewellsworth.com (the “website”), operated by me, Mathew Ellsworth (“I”, “me”).

NAVIGATING THIS PRIVACY POLICY

To help you navigate this privacy policy, I have divided the policy into sections, as follows:

You may also print a copy of this privacy policy using the “Print” feature available from most web browsers.

By using the website, or otherwise providing information to me, you agree to this privacy policy. If you do not agree with this privacy policy, please do not use the website. You may withdraw your consent by requesting that I erase any personal data that I hold about you, in accordance with the section, What rights you have over your data.

YOUR COMMENTS

When you leave comments on the website I collect the data shown in the comments form, and also your IP address and browser user agent string to help with 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.

YOUR 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.

COOKIES

If you leave a comment on my website 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 my login page, I 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, I will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one 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 website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had 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 I SHARE YOUR DATA WITH

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

HOW LONG I RETAIN YOUR DATA

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so I can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For people that register on my website (if any), I also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Such individuals can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). I can also see and edit that information.

WHAT RIGHTS YOU HAVE OVER YOUR DATA

If you have an account on this website, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data I hold about you, including any data you have provided to me. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. This does not include any data I am obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

WHERE YOUR DATA IS SENT

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

CONTACT ME

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the website, or your interactions on the website, please contact me. You can reach me here:

[email protected]

Please include, “Privacy Request”, in the subject line of your email. This will make it easier for me to identify and respond to your request.