Who we are
At PWArchitects, Inc. (hereinafter, PWA), we are committed to protecting the privacy, trust, and confidence of our website visitors. In particular, we want you to know that PWA does not sell, rent, or trade email lists with other companies for marketing purposes. We just don’t do that sort of thing. In this Privacy Policy, we’ve provided lots of detailed information on when and why we collect your personal information, how we use it, the limited conditions under which we may disclose it to others, and how we keep it secure.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string derived from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
The PWA website (https://PWArchitects.com) places cookies, which are small data files, on your computer or handheld device. This is standard practice for all websites.
Cookies are essential to delivering a high-quality website for our visitors, and some collect information about browsing behavior. For more information about cookies, including how we use them and how to disable them, read our full Cookie Policy.
By using and browsing the PWA website, you consent to cookies being used in accordance with our policy. If you do not consent, you must disable cookies or refrain from using the site.
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 you don’t have to re-enter your details when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, 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 several cookies to save your login information and display preferences. 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 exactly as if the visitor had 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
Promotional communications
PWA uses your personal data for electronic marketing purposes (with your consent) and may send you postal mail to update you on the latest PWA information and services.
PWA aims to update you about products & services that are of interest and relevance to you as an individual. You have the right to opt out of receiving promotional communications at any time, by:
- Making use of the simple “unsubscribe” link in emails and/or
- Contacting PWA via the contact channels set out in this Policy.
Mailing Lists
We use a third-party provider, MailChimp, to deliver our communication materials via email. We collect statistics on email opens and clicks using industry-standard technologies to monitor and improve these communications. For more information, please see MailChimp’s privacy notice. You can unsubscribe to general mailings at any time of the day or night by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any of our emails or by emailing our Marketing Coordinator, Dawn Andres.
Third Parties
PWA will not disclose your personal data to any third party, except as set out above. We will never sell or rent our customer data to other organizations for marketing purposes.
How long do we retain your data?
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This enables us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments, rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profiles. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights do you have over your data?
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an export 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. Email or mail your request to the contact listed below.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Information
Marketing Coordinator Dawn Andres or mail to PWArchitects, Inc., 2120 Forum Blvd., Ste. 101, Columbia, MO