Who we are

Our website address is: https://boxedgorilla.com.

If you have any questions or requests related to your data, please contact us at:
📧 info@boxedgorilla.com

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may be able to download and extract location data from images.

Cookies

• If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.

• If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

• When you log in, we set several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.

• 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 edited. It expires after one 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 as if the visitor has visited the other site directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content — including if you are logged in to their service.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

We do not share your personal data with third parties unless required to do so for legal, administrative, or security reasons.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for changing their username). Website administrators can also access and edit this information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obligated to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To make a request, please contact us at info@boxedgorilla.com.

Where your data is sent

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

Analytics

We may use third-party services such as Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. These services may collect your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This data is used to improve user experience and site performance.