PRIVACY POLICY
Comments
Data from the comment form (name, email, message)
Visitor’s IP address and browser user agent (to detect spam)
An anonymized hash of your email may be sent to Gravatar to show your profile picture
Approved comments display your profile picture publicly
Media
Avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS)
Visitors may extract location data from uploaded images
Contact Forms
- We may collect any personal data submitted via contact forms
Cookies
Comment Cookies: Save your name, email, and website for convenience (last 1 year)
Login Page: A temporary cookie checks if your browser accepts cookies (removed when closed)
Login Cookies:
Login info (2 days)
Screen display settings (1 year)
“Remember Me” option (2 weeks)
Post-Edit Cookie: Stores post ID when editing/publishing articles (expires after 1 day)
Embedded Content
Includes content like videos, images, articles, etc. from other websites
Acts as if the visitor is viewing the original site
May collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction
We use analytics tools to better understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve our content, user experience, and site performance.
What We Collect:
Pages visited and time spent on them
Referring websites or search terms
User interactions such as clicks and scrolls
Browser type, device type, and operating system
General geographic location (city, country — not precise GPS data)
How We Use This Data:
To analyze website traffic and usage patterns
To identify technical issues and optimize performance
To evaluate the success of our content and marketing strategies
To improve navigation and user experience
We respect your privacy and limit the sharing of your personal data to only what is necessary for site functionality, legal compliance, and service improvement.
Third-Party Services
We may share your data with trusted third-party providers that help us operate our website and provide services, including:
Spam Detection Services (e.g., Akismet): To automatically filter spam comments
Analytics Providers (e.g., Google Analytics): To understand how visitors use our site
Email Marketing or Contact Services (e.g., Mailchimp, if used): To communicate with users who opt-in
Hosting and Server Providers: To store and serve our website content securely and efficiently
Legal Requirements
We may disclose personal data if required to:
Comply with legal obligations, subpoenas, or court orders
Enforce our site policies or protect our rights and safety
Assist in fraud prevention or investigation
Data Processors
In some cases, third parties act as data processors under our instruction and agreement, ensuring they only use your data for the intended purpose.
No Sale of Personal Data
We do not sell or rent your personal data to marketers or third parties.
Comments
- Retained indefinitely, including metadata (to recognize and auto-approve future comments)
Registered Users
Personal data stored in your user profile
Users can view, edit, or delete their personal info (username changes not allowed)
Site admins can also manage user data
As a user of our website, you have full control over your personal data. Depending on your location (e.g., under GDPR or other privacy laws), you are entitled to the following rights:
Access and Portability
You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
This data can be provided in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
Correction
- You may request that we update or correct any inaccurate or incomplete data we have.
Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”)
You can ask us to delete your personal data.
This does not apply to any data we are required to retain for legal, security, or administrative purposes.
Restriction and Objection
You can request limited use of your data in certain circumstances.
You may object to how your data is processed, especially for marketing or profiling.
How to Exercise These Rights
Contact us using the information in the Contact Information section below.
We may require identity verification to process your request.
Your data may be transferred to and processed by external services or platforms in accordance with our site’s functionality.
Possible Destinations:
Spam detection services to filter harmful content
Hosting providers or CDNs to serve the website content globally
Email delivery services to send responses or notifications
Analytics providers to evaluate site usage
While these third parties may be located in other countries, we ensure they provide adequate data protection through contracts or certifications (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses, Privacy Shield framework where applicable).
If you have any privacy-related questions, concerns, or requests regarding your personal data, you can reach out to us directly.
Contact Options:
Email: info@smartbuildne.com
Contact Form: Available on our Contact Us page
Mailing Address (if required): 73 Lexington St, Newton, MA 02466
We aim to respond to all privacy requests.
How We Protect Your Data
- Internal measures are in place to secure personal data
Data Breach Procedures
- We have processes to detect, report, and resolve data breaches
Third Parties
- We may receive data from integrated third-party services
Automated Decision Making
- Some data may be used for automated processes like spam filtering
Industry Regulatory Disclosure
- We comply with all required disclosures under applicable regulations
