Who We Are
Our website address is: https://brendanhburns.com. Burns International Inc. (“we,” “our,” or “us”) operates this website and is committed to protecting your privacy.
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 detect spam.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience and last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, several cookies save your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, screen option cookies last a year, and selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser, containing only the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited those websites directly.
These external sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, including tracking if you are logged in to that external site.
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
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-ups automatically. For users who register on our website (if any), we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data anytime (except their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold, except data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Third-Party Advertising & Retargeting
We use third-party advertising services, including AdRoll, to display advertisements on other websites based on your visit to our site. These services use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activity in order to provide you with relevant ads.
Information Collected:
● Pages you visit on our website
● Time spent on pages
● Links you click
● Your IP address
● Browser type and device information
How This Data Is Used: Third-party advertisers use this information to show you targeted ads on other websites you visit across the internet.
Your Choices: You can opt out of targeted advertising from AdRoll and other advertising networks:
● AdRoll opt-out: https://www.adroll.com/about/privacy
● NAI opt-out: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/
● DAA opt-out: http://optout.aboutads.info/
Please note that opting out does not mean you will no longer see ads—it means the ads you see will not be based on your browsing behavior.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.