Privacy Policy for Added Souls
At Added Souls, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website at https://addedsouls.ca.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://addedsouls.ca.
Added Souls is dedicated to fostering meaningful connections through faith-based content and community engagement.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our 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 detect and prevent spam.
We may provide an anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. View Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once approved, your profile picture becomes publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to this website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors may download and extract location data from images posted on this site.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your user experience on https://addedsouls.ca.
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If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies will last one year.
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A temporary cookie will be set on the login page to verify browser compatibility; it contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
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Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” login cookies persist for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
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When you edit or publish an article, a cookie saved to your browser simply indicates the post ID of the article. This expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on https://addedsouls.ca may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves the same as if you visited the originating website.
These websites may collect your data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction, especially if you are logged into their site.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
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Comments and associated metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
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For registered users (if applicable), we store personal information provided in user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data anytime (except usernames). Website administrators can also view and manage this information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold, including any data provided. You may also request the deletion of your personal data, excluding any data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be reviewed through an automated spam detection service.