Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) outlines the data processing practices of Dr. Ray Bepko Ph.D. (“we,” “us,” or “our”) with regards to the collection, use, and sharing of personal information through our WordPress website. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to the practices described in this Policy.

1. Information We Collect

a. Information You Provide: When you use our contact form or other interactive features of the Website, you may voluntarily provide us with certain personal information, such as your name, email address, and any other information you choose to include in your submissions.

b. Automatically Collected Information: We may use Google Analytics and Meta Pixel to gather certain information automatically when you visit the Website. This information may include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and other usage information. This data helps us analyze trends, track user engagement, and improve the Website’s performance.

2. Legal Basis for Processing

a. Our legal basis for processing personal information is your consent, which you provide by accessing and using the Website.

3. Use of Information

a. We use the information collected to:

    • Improve and personalize the Website’s content and user experience.
    • Understand user preferences and behavior to tailor our content and offerings.
    • Respond to your inquiries submitted through the contact form.

b. We do not share your personal information with third parties, except as described below:

    • We may share information with service providers who assist us in maintaining and improving the Website’s functionality.
    • We may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information with third parties for analytical or research purposes.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

a. The Website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience and gather information about how the Website is used. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

5. Your Rights

a. Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, object to processing, and data portability. To exercise these rights, please contact us at +1 315.794.9962.

6. Data Retention

a. We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

7. Data Security

a. We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no data transmission over the internet or electronic storage is fully secure.

8. Children’s Privacy

a. The Website is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us to have the information removed.

9. Changes to Privacy Policy

a. We may update this Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any modifications will be effective immediately upon posting.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or the use of your personal information, please contact us at +315.794.9962.

By using our Website, you consent to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.

 

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.

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.

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. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

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.

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

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also 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.

Where your data is sent

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.