Welcome to Blue Myst Guitar! Your privacy is important to us, and this policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you interact with our website.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://bluemystguitar.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps us detect and prevent spam.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. For more information, review the Gravatar service privacy policy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please ensure they do not include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from publicly uploaded images.
Cookies
- Content Editing: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored. This cookie includes no personal data and expires after 24 hours.
- Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This convenience feature ensures you don’t need to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies expire after one year.
- Login Page: A temporary cookie is set when you visit our login page to check your browser’s compatibility with cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
- Logged-In Users: We use cookies to save your login details and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen preference cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the source website. These websites may:
- Collect data about you,
- Use cookies,
- Embed third-party tracking, and
- Monitor your interaction with their content, including interactions while logged into their website.
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: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- Registered Users: For users who register, we store the personal information provided in their profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except their username). Administrators also have access to edit user information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, excluding data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service.