Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://drbuchananrivera.com. This policy describes how your internet and personal data collected through or by the website, hosting platform, or third-parties, may be used and/or disclosed in order to deliver the content and services provided herein. By accessing this website or using its features, you acknowledge your consent to the way in which we use and/or disclose your internet and personal data as provided in this herein or pursuant to applicable law.

This privacy policy applies only to this website online activities and is valid for visitors to this website and regarding information shared and/or collected there. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site it collects 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.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

This website or hosting platform collects data about website users in order to provide better service to everyone who accesses the content online. The cookies, pixels, and tracking codes that are used on our website are provided by third-parties and allow our site to remember your settings, monitor our site’s performance, and provide us with feedback about how our website is used by visitors like you.

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 or longer if applicable. 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. Generally, login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies typically last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for at least 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 generally expires after 1 day.

If you would like to browse our website without cookies, you can adjust the setting of your Internet browser to reject the setting of all or some Cookies and to alert you when a Cookie is placed on your device. For further information about how to do so, please refer to your browser ‘help’ / ‘tool’ or ‘edit’ section or see allaboutcookies.org

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.

Analytics

Additionally, like many other websites, this website may make the use of log files. These files merely logs visitors to the site – usually a standard procedure for hosting companies and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

If this website utilizes advertising partners, these advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on the website. These advertising partners may include companies like Google or Amazon. These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology in their respective advertisements and links that may appear on this website and which are sent directly to your browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by our site’s third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on the site.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. This website’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.

Who we share your data with

This website or hosting platform intakes data about how you use this website, in addition to personally identifiable data that you provide by filling out forms or responding to windows on our website. This data is often processed by and often stored within third party applications. This data is used to improve the overall performance of our website and provide you with content and information.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. 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 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.

The owner of this site reserves the right to amend this policy at any time in accordance with applicable law. You acknowledge, consent to, and are bound by any changes that are made to this Notice upon accessing this website. Please this page periodically for the latest updates, revisions, or amendments.

Where we send your data

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

Your contact information

Should you have any questions about our privacy practices, how this website collects, stores, or uses your data, your rights, or should you wish to lodge a complaint with us, please use the “Contact” tab on our homepage to correspond with someone that may be able to help.

Third-Parties

This website may also provide you access to services managed by third-parties that have made arrangements to offer services through this website or the hosting platform. Some of the services made available may be subject to additional third party terms, privacy policies and/or disclosures. Third parties may collect data you submit to provide you with access to their service; to understand how you use their services; to troubleshoot and protect against errors; to perform data analysis and testing; and to improve their products, among other possible uses. The owner of this website is not directly or indirectly liable for any damage or loss incurred by you in connection with the services of third parties, nor is the owner responsible for the content, security, or the privacy practices of third parties.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices.

Links to Other Sites

This website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by the owner. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

This website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. This website’s content and services are generally not directed towards, designed for, or intended to solicit minors under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, please do not provide us with any personal information on our website.

If such information is gathered without our knowledge, we will immediately delete and remove the information from our database once it has been discovered. If a parent or guardian believes that this website has in its database the personally-identifiable information of a child under the age of 13 without parental consent, please contact us immediately (using the contact in the Contact paragraph) and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.