Last Updated: 3/9/2025
Buzzard’s Trading Post (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you visit our website, https://buzzardstradingpost.com, and use our services, including our online store powered by WooCommerce, Google Analytics, and the Facebook Tracking Pixel.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://buzzardstradingpost.com. We operate an online store using WooCommerce and utilize tracking technologies for analytics and marketing purposes.
Information We Collect
1. 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 see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
2. Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the site.
3. Cookies
We use cookies to improve your browsing experience. The following cookies may be stored on your device:
- Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year.
- Login Cookies: When you log in, we set up cookies to store your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks.
- Session Cookies: If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie indicating the post ID of the article you edited will be saved in your browser. It expires after one day.
4. 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 the same way as if you visited those sites directly. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content.
How We Use Your Data
We collect and process your data to:
- Fulfill and manage purchases made through our WooCommerce store
- Improve user experience through Google Analytics
- Market products through the Facebook Tracking Pixel
- Provide customer support
- Prevent fraud and enhance website security
Who We Share Your Data With
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze visitor behavior. Google’s privacy policy is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
- Facebook Tracking Pixel: We use Facebook’s tracking pixel to deliver targeted advertisements and measure ad performance. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation.
- WooCommerce: We share necessary data with our e-commerce platform, WooCommerce, to process transactions and manage your orders.
- Automated Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely for automated approval of follow-up comments.
- For registered users, personal data provided in their user profile is stored indefinitely. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username.
- Transaction data is retained for record-keeping and legal compliance.
Your Rights 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. You may also request that we erase any personal data, except for data required for legal, security, or administrative purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: matt@buzzardstradingpost.com