London Towing Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://londontowing.ca. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data provided in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, you should avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images posted publicly.

Cookies

• If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies will last for one year.
• Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
• Logging in sets several cookies:
• Login cookies: last for 2 days
• Screen preference cookies: last for 1 year
• If “Remember Me” is selected: login persists for 2 weeks
• Logging out: removes login cookies
• Editing or publishing an article sets a cookie with the post ID, which expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves the same as if you visited the external site directly. These sites may:

• Collect data about you
• Use cookies
• Embed third-party tracking
• Monitor your interaction with embedded content, especially if you are logged in to that site

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

Data Retention

• Comments: If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are retained indefinitely to automatically recognize and approve future comments.
• Registered Users: For users who register (if applicable), we store personal information in their user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their information (except their username). Website administrators can also access and modify this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can:

• Request an exported file of the personal data we hold
• Request that we delete your personal data

Note: This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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