Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is: http://chicagohustles.org. At Chicago Hustles, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that any data you provide is handled responsibly. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

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. This helps us detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) 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/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is 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 website can download and extract location data from images posted on the website.

Cookies
Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us remember your preferences and improve functionality.

• Comments: 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 future comments. These cookies last for one year.
• Login Information: If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not store any personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.
• Post Editing: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply notes 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 (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor visited the external website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and embed additional third-party tracking. They may also monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to the external 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: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments without having to hold them for moderation.
• Registered Users: For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (with the exception of their username). Website administrators can also view and modify this information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can request an export of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you have provided to us. You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Additionally, any data you submit through forms on our website may be shared with trusted third-party services to enhance functionality (e.g., for email automation or analytics), but we ensure that these services comply with privacy standards.

Data Security
We take data security seriously. Our website uses secure encryption protocols and other measures to protect your information from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be fully secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at chicagohustles@gmail.com.