Who We Are
Our website is: Aspire Bariatrics.
Comments
When you leave a comment, we collect the information you provide in the comment form along with your IP address and browser details to help us fight spam. If you use Gravatar, an anonymized version of your email (a “hash”) might be sent to Gravatar to see if you have a profile. You can check out Gravatar’s privacy policy here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture, if available, will be visible alongside your comment.
Media
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Cookies
- If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for a year.
- We use a temporary cookie on our login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. It’s discarded when you close your browser.
- When you log in, cookies save your login info for two days (or two weeks if you choose “Remember Me”). Screen preferences last a year. Logging out deletes these cookies.
- If you edit or publish content, a cookie indicating the post ID is set for one day, without storing personal data.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
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Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely for ease in approving follow-up comments. If you register, your profile information is stored until you delete it. You can view, edit, or delete your info at any time (except your username). Admins can also view and edit this data.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can ask for a copy of your personal data or request that we erase it. We can’t delete information required for legal or security reasons.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be screened using an automated spam detection service.