Who we are
Our secure website address is: https://www.blacksonville.net, aka Blacksonville Community Network.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it:
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect 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 Blacksonville.net service to see if you are using it. The Blacksonville Community Network privacy policy is available here: https://www.blacksonville.net/privacy/. After approval of adding a business listing or comment, your brand logo or profile picture may become visible to the public.
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. We reserve all rights to delete your likeness if any vulgar or explicit content is added to the website of any kind.
Contact forms & Cookies
Yes (Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information
We use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart and understand and save your preferences for future visits.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
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.
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 up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. 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 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.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a listing, comment, or data of any kind, 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. Upon request, all users can see, request edit, or deletion of their personal information at any time (except they may be unable to change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information on your behalf.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, or any other form of data 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. Note: This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Some forms and other forms of registration are closely monitored prior to sharing with another communication system, for instance, an email newsletter, managed or co-managed by Blacksonville Community Network to enhance your user experience.
Your contact information
The personal information we collect depends on your relationship with the Blacksonville.net and the .Community .Network. We collect personal information from the following social media sites you may use and by the data you share with us on this website:
Who This Policy Affects
- Customers who come to our website(s) to purchase goods or subscribe to our mailing lists,
- Visitors to our website(s) who may or may not choose to purchase goods,
- Service Providers and their personnel who perform business functions for us, and
- Personnel and job applicants who work for us or are applying to work for us.
The personal information we collect from each of these people is detailed below..
How We Collect Personal Information
How We Use Personal Information for Communications
Emails, Newsletters, and Catalogs
We may use the email address you provide to us for a variety of purposes, including:
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To respond to your questions,
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To communicate with you concerning an order or return,
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To notify you of items in your shopping cart, or
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To send you offers or other promotional materials that you have requested.
If you receive promotional materials or newsletters from us, you may unsubscribe from these communications at any time by following the instructions contained in the emails you receive. You may also change your subscription status at any time by logging into your account and editing your information, or by contacting us, or using the information provided below.
In addition to the above communications, we may send you direct mail or catalogs containing offers for you. If you wish to stop receiving catalogs or direct mail, you may contact us using the information provided below or send an email to marketing@blacksonville.com.We electronically verify each transaction with the credit company, processing only those orders if the credit company so authorizes it. In the case of a suspicious or declined transaction, our company may contact you to confirm the validity and ensure your identity, or cancel that order with full notification.
We work to protect the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input at 128-bit strength. On most web browsers, a secure connection is symbolized by a small padlock in the address bar, and the address of the window changing from https:// to https://. In the event that an order cannot be completed, please contact our Customer Service. If our website cannot establish a secure connection, we will not risk your confidential information (it will not be transmitted).
Florida Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the Florida Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.
As part of the Florida Online Privacy Protection Act, all users of our site may make any changes to their information at anytime by logging into their control panel and going to the ‘Edit Profile’ page. If you do not have access or experiencing problems, feel free to contact us for assistance.
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to our web site privacy policy (this document).
Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page, and/or send an email notifying you of any changes.
Last updated: 5/15/2022
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