Fortress Protection Services (“we”, “our”, or “us”) values your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using our website: https://fortressprotectionservices.com.au.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.
1. Information We Collect
Comments
When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the information shown in the comment form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (hash) of your email may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using a Gravatar. For more information, see Gravatar Privacy Policy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible publicly alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid embedding location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download images and extract any embedded location information.
Cookies
- When leaving a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last 1 year.
- Visiting the login page sets a temporary cookie to check browser compatibility. It contains no personal data and is deleted after closing your browser.
- Login cookies save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last 2 days, screen options cookies 1 year, and “Remember Me” cookies 2 weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
- Editing or publishing posts creates a cookie containing the post ID; it expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Some articles may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). These behave as if you visited the external site directly. External websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed tracking, and monitor your interactions, including if you are logged in to that site.
2. How We Use Your Data
- To manage and approve comments.
- To provide website functionality and personalized experiences.
- To process password reset requests (IP address included).
3. Data Retention
- Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- Registered users’ personal information is stored in their profile and can be edited or deleted by the user. Administrators can also manage this information.
4. Your Data Rights
- You can request an export of your personal data.
- You can request erasure of personal data we hold about you, except for data we must retain for legal, administrative, or security reasons.
5. Sharing Data
- Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
- Other than this, we do not sell or share personal data with third parties without your consent.
6. Where Your Data Is Sent
- Data may be sent to third-party services (like spam detection or Gravatar) to provide website functionality.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please feel free to contact us.
