Privacy Policy
Last Updated: Jan/29/2025
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://thefreedomhall.org, operated by The Freedom Hall located at 528 W Main, Vernal, Utah. We provide classes, a local market, and a private members-only marketplace.
2. Data We Collect
Personal Information
- Account/Membership Data: Name, email, phone, and address when you create an account, donate, or join a membership.
- Payment Data: Processed securely by third-party providers (we do not store credit card details).
- Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string for spam detection.
- Media: If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract location data from images.
- Cookies: See Section 4 for details.
Automated Data
- Usage data (e.g., IP address, browser type, pages visited) via cookies.
3. How We Use Your Data
- Manage accounts, memberships, donations, and class registrations.
- Communicate via email, text, or phone about updates, events, or membership changes.
- Detect spam, improve Site functionality, and personalize your experience.
<a id=”cookies”></a>4. Cookies
- Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies (convenience, expires in 1 year).
- Login: Temporary cookies check if your browser accepts cookies (no personal data, discarded on exit). Login cookies last 2 days; screen options cookies last 1 year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to 2 weeks.
- Editing Content: A cookie is saved when editing/publishing articles (indicates post ID, expires in 1 day).
- Third-Party Cookies: Embedded content (e.g., videos, articles) may use cookies/tracking per the host site’s policies.
5. Embedded Content
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). Embedded content from third-party websites (e.g., YouTube) behaves as if you visited their site directly. These sites may collect data, use cookies, and monitor interactions.
6. Data Sharing
- Third-Party Processors: Payment processors, email/SMS tools, and spam detection services (e.g., Akismet for comment spam).
- Gravatar: An anonymized hash of your email may be sent to Gravatar to check for a profile (privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/).
- Password Resets: Your IP address is included in password reset emails.
- Legal Compliance: Data may be disclosed if required by law.
We do not sell your data.
7. Data Retention
- Comments: Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to auto-approve follow-up comments.
- Accounts: User profile data is stored until deletion is requested. Payment records may be retained for legal/financial compliance.
- Media: Uploaded images remain until manually deleted.
8. Your Rights
- Access/Export: Request a file of your personal data.
- Correction/Deletion: Edit your profile data or request deletion (excludes data retained for legal/security purposes).
- Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from communications via email links or by contacting us.
9. Security
We use industry-standard measures to protect data but cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect data from users under 13.
11. Changes to This Policy
Updates will be posted here. Continued use constitutes acceptance.
Contact Us:
The Freedom Hall
528 W Main, Vernal, Utah
support@thefreedomhall.org