We use Ezoic to provide personalization and analytic services on this website, as such Ezoic’s privacy policy is in effect and can be reviewed here.
At Cooke Fast, safeguarding your privacy is a top priority. This privacy commitment outlines how we gather, utilize, disclose, transfer, and store your data. Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with our practices concerning the protection of personal information, and feel free to reach out if you have any queries.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect information provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection purposes.
An anonymized string, generated from your email address (referred to as a hash), may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is accessible here: Gravatar Privacy Policy. Upon comment approval, your profile picture becomes publicly visible in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please refrain from including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
For your convenience, if you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year, eliminating the need to re-enter your details when leaving another comment.
Upon visiting our login page, a temporary cookie is set to assess your browser’s acceptance of cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded upon browser closure.
Upon login, several cookies are established to retain your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies persist for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. Opting for “Remember Me” allows your login to endure for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
When editing or publishing an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser, revealing the post ID of the edited article. This cookie expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) that behaves similarly to a visitor having visited the other website.
These external websites may collect data, employ cookies, incorporate third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Data Sharing
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data Retention Duration
Comments, including metadata, are retained indefinitely to facilitate automatic approval of follow-up comments.
For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username, which cannot be changed. Website administrators also have access to and can edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data, including any information you’ve provided. Additionally, you can request the deletion of any personal data we hold about you. Note that certain data must be retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Transmission
Visitor comments may undergo automated spam detection services.