Privacy Policy
Steele Design Solutions (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website https://steeledesignsolutions.net. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our site and the choices you have associated with that data
Last Updated: July 2nd, 2025
who we are
Our website address is: https://steeledesignsolutions.net.
comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (hash) generated from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. After comment approval, your profile picture may be visible to the public. Learn more at Gravatar Privacy Policy.
media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images.
cookies
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
- Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- When you log in, we set cookies to save your login info and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days; screen options cookies last a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for two weeks.
- Logging out removes login cookies.
- When editing or publishing content, an additional cookie is saved in your browser containing the post ID of the article. It expires in one day.
embedded content from other websites
Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves just as if you visited the originating website directly.
These sites may collect your data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you’re logged into that site.
who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
how long we retain your data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic follow-up recognition and approval.
- For registered users (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal info (except their username). Website administrators can also see and modify this information.
your data rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request erasure of your personal data. This does not include data we are legally or administratively required to retain.
where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Us
For any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Steele Design Solutions
https://steeledesignsolutions.net
steeledesignsolutions@gmail.com