Who We Are
Red, Blue & Real is a website providing fact-checking and information tools. Our website address is: https://dittany.com.
For any privacy-related questions or requests, please contact us at dittanymedia@gmail.com.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help 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.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics collects information such as:
- Pages you visit on our site
- Time spent on pages
- How you arrived at our site
- Your general geographic location (city/region level)
- Browser and device information
Google Analytics does not collect personally identifiable information. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or by enabling “Do Not Track” in your browser.
For more information about Google’s privacy practices, visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy
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
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience.
Cookies We Use
Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, 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.
Login Cookies: If you visit our login page, we 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, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks.
Editorial Cookies: 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.
Google Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics uses cookies to track website usage. These cookies do not contain personally identifiable information.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has 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 We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties, except as described below:
- Service Providers: We may share information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website (such as hosting providers).
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
- Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
- User Accounts: For users that register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
- Analytics Data: Google Analytics retains data according to their data retention policies.
Your Rights Over Your Data
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
- Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccurate personal data about you.
- Deletion: You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
- Portability: You can request that we transfer your data to another service provider.
- Objection: You can object to our processing of your personal data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at dittanymedia@gmail.com.
California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
- The right to know what personal information we collect and how it is used
- The right to delete personal information we have collected
- The right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
- The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights
To exercise these rights, contact us at dittanymedia@gmail.com.
Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
Where Your Data is Sent
- Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- Analytics data is processed by Google Analytics in accordance with their privacy policy.
- Website data is stored on our hosting provider’s servers in the United States.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at dittanymedia@gmail.com.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at dittanymedia@gmail.com.