Privacy policy

Who we are

Our website address is https://hillvitalusa.com.

Comments

When you submit a comment, in addition to the information provided in the comment form, the commenter’s IP address and browser ID string are collected to filter out unsolicited content.

An impersonalized string generated from your email address (commonly called a hash) is sent to the Gravatar service if it is used on the site. The terms and conditions of the Gravatar service can be found at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once a post is accepted, the content of our post and our profile picture will be publicly displayed.

Media

If an image is uploaded to the website by a registered user, EXIFs that include GPS position data should be avoided. Visitors to the website can download these and extract the location data from the images on the website.

Cookies

When you post a comment on the website, the name, email and website address you provide will be stored in cookies. This storage is for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in these fields the next time you post. Cookies expire after one year.

When you visit the login page, we set temporary cookies to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. These cookies contain no personal information and are deleted as soon as we close the browser.

When you log in to the website, we create a number of cookies that save your login information and the display options for the editor interface. The login cookies are valid for two days, the cookie storing the editor interface display options is valid for one year. If the “Remember me” option is checked, the login will continue for two weeks.

When you log out, the login cookies are removed.

If we edit a post or page, another cookie is stored by our browser. This cookie does not contain any personal data, it simply stores the ID number of the post we have edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Entries available on the website may use embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) from external sources. Embedded content from external sources behaves exactly as if you had visited another website.

These sites may collect data about visitors, use cookies or third-party tracking code, monitor user behaviour in relation to embedded content if we have an account and are logged in to the site.

Who we share user data with

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

How long we keep your personal data

When you post a comment, the comment and its metadata will remain in the system for an indefinite period of time. This is to ensure that all subsequent posts are known and approved by us, i.e. they are not added to the list of posts to be moderated.

Personal data of users registered on the website (if any) will also be stored in their user profile. All users can view, edit or delete their personal information at any time (except that they cannot change their own username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

What rights do users have in relation to their own data

When registering an account or posting a comment on the website, you may be asked to send us your personal data in an export file containing any data that you have previously provided to us. You may also request that any personal data previously provided by you be deleted. This does not apply to data that we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal or security reasons.

Where your data is sent

Comments submitted by visitors may be checked by an automated spam filtering service.