Berachah Cakes and Balloons Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how Berachah Cakes and Balloons (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit our website, http://berrachacakesandevents.com (the “Site”).

Information We Collect

We collect several types of information when you interact with the Site:

  • Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comment form (name, email, website), your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public.
  • Media: If you upload images to the Site, we recommend avoiding images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
  • Cookies: We use cookies to improve your browsing experience. These cookies may store your name, email address, and website for your convenience when leaving comments or logging in. You can choose to disable cookies, but this may affect some functionalities of the Site.
  • Log Data: We automatically collect information about your visit, such as your browser type, IP address, and referring/exit pages.

Use of Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To operate and maintain the Site: This includes facilitating comments, processing orders (if applicable), and providing customer service.
  • To improve the Site: We may use your information to analyze website traffic and user behavior.
  • To respond to your inquiries and requests.
  • To send you information about our products and services, if you choose to opt-in.

Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with third-party service providers who help us operate the Site, such as for website hosting or spam detection. These providers are obligated to keep your information confidential.

We may also disclose your information if required by law, such as in response to a court order or subpoena.   

Data Retention

We retain comment data and metadata indefinitely for spam detection purposes. User information (if applicable) is stored until deleted by the user.

Your Rights

You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information. You can also request to export your data in a commonly used format.

Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no website is completely secure.   

Children’s Privacy

The Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.   

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 the Site.   

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [your email address].   

This Privacy Policy combines the relevant sections from your original content and adds explanations for improved clarity. It also addresses security and children’s privacy, which were not explicitly mentioned before.