Personal Data Collection and Usage at Alcohol Rehab USA
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can review the Gravatar service’s privacy policy here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the site, please avoid including images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images posted on our site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. This means you won’t need to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies will last for one year.
When you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and will be discarded when you close your browser.
Upon logging in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen option cookies last for one year. If you choose “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove these login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie does not include personal data; it simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited and expires after one day.
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). This content behaves as if you have visited the other website. Those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with their embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in.
Data Sharing
We do not collect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) unless you voluntarily provide it. If you request a connection to a treatment center, we may share your information as part of that process.
Data Retention
If you leave a comment, that comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and automatically approve follow-up comments. For users who register on our site, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Administrators also have access to this information.
Your Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we maintain, except for data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.