Website Privacy Policy
Who We Are
We are Spark Community. Our website address is: https://www.sparkark.org.
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
We may use cookies on this website. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our website and identify repeat visitors to our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our website. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our website.
Some of our business partners may use cookies on our website. However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.
You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain features of our website. Unless you have adjusted your browser settings to refuse cookies, our system may issue cookies when you visit our site.
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. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish a page or post, 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.
Third-Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
We use Google Analytics to study the browsing behavior of visitors to this site. Google Analytics is a website analytics service provided by Google Inc. Google Analytics collects information on an anonymous basis, such as the number of visitors to this site, their country, region and city of origin, the type of browser and operating system they are using, the date, time and duration of visits, the pages consulted, and what other websites they visited prior to coming to this site. Our use of Google Analytics includes the Demographics and Interest Reporting component.
You may opt‐out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt‐out browser add‐on or by configuring your browser settings to block the use of cookies.
We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about targeted content or how your information is used, you should contact the responsible provider directly.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, forms, 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 We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:
- To present our website and its content to you.
- To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.
- To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
- To allow you to participate in interactive features on our website.
- In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
- For any other purpose with your consent.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
If you complete an online form, we will collect the information that you voluntarily provided to us.
How Long We Retain Your Data
For users that register on our website (if any), we 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, 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.