The Privacy Policy was last updated on June 12, 2025
1. Who we are
The website: http://www.kelsonburke.com is owned and operated by Kelson Burke. Social media pages acting in an official capacity are operated by Kelson Burke.
2. Comments
When commenting is available, if you leave comments on the website, we will collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. When commenting and credentials are available, an anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy.
When interacting with official social media pages, we will collect any data provided to enhance current services and provide an optimal experience for the user. This includes, but is not limited to, comments, follows, shares, post interactions, and other forms of interaction with social media pages.
3. Media
If available, when uploading images to the website or submitting any form of media to social media pages, we will collect any data provided to improve current services. Forms of media include, but are not limited to, photos, videos, and artwork. It is recommended you avoid uploading images to our website with embedded location data included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website. Images should not include medical, legal, or professional advice, or protected health information. All uploaded images should follow rules, laws, and regulations set by the United States of America.
4. Cookies
When commenting is available, 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 last for one year.
When credentials are available, 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. 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.
When article management is available, 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.
5. Links and embedded content to and from other websites
Articles on this site may include links to third-party websites and embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website. Visitors are responsible for understanding the data collected by third-party websites when interacting with embedded content and links to third-party websites. Third-party 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. For more information, Check the third-party’s privacy policy for more information.
6. Who we share your data with
When credentials are available, if you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Data collected through the website is not shared with external stakeholders. Data provided on social media pages is only shared with the business responsible for owning and operating the social media platform. Data is shared as required by rules, laws, and regulations set by the United States of America.
7. How long we retain your data
When data and metadata is collected, it is retained indefinitely, or as required by law. When commenting is available on the website, 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.
8. What rights you have over your data
If you have had interactions on this site, interacted with a social media page, or have left comments, 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.
9. Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.