Effective: July 17, 2026
Who operates this site
DonaldFaulknor.com is operated by Donald Faulknor. This policy applies to information collected through the website, member accounts, comments, contact forms, saved content, subscriptions or notifications when enabled, and administrative security records.
Information you provide
- Account information: email address, password hash, display name, verification status, and optional profile information.
- Community activity: comments, reports, saved posts, preferences, and moderation or appeal communications.
- Contact information: name, email address, message category, and message content submitted through the contact form.
- Optional submissions: information you voluntarily provide in a profile, inquiry, survey, tool, or future contribution feature.
Information collected for operation and security
The site may process session identifiers, browser or device information, timestamps, requested pages, error logs, login attempts, and a protected hash derived from an IP address. These records support authentication, rate limits, abuse prevention, troubleshooting, audits, and site security.
How information is used
- Provide and secure accounts, comments, preferences, and requested services.
- Respond to contact messages, corrections, data requests, and moderation appeals.
- Prevent spam, fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, and technical attacks.
- Maintain records of publishing, moderation, and administrative activity.
- Improve navigation, content, tools, accessibility, and performance.
- Send requested transactional or subscription messages when those features are enabled.
Cookies and analytics
Necessary cookies support secure sessions and account functions. At launch, optional analytics should remain disabled unless they are configured with appropriate notice and consent where required. See the Cookie Notice for more detail.
Sharing
Personal information may be processed by hosting, email, security, analytics, or other service providers only as needed to operate the site. Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to comply with law, protect rights or safety, investigate abuse, or respond to a valid legal request.
The site does not sell personal information. At launch, it does not use personal information for behavioral advertising across unrelated websites.
Public information
Approved comments, display names, and profile fields you choose to make public may be visible to anyone and may be indexed or copied by others. Email addresses, password hashes, IP-derived security hashes, login history, and private moderation notes are not intentionally displayed publicly.
Retention
Information is retained only as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose collected, account operation, moderation history, security, backup recovery, legal obligations, or dispute resolution. Deleted material may remain temporarily in backups or security records. Comments may be anonymized rather than removed when needed to preserve a discussion or moderation record.
Your choices and requests
You may request access, correction, export, or deletion of personal information associated with your account. You may also unsubscribe from optional email. Some records may be retained when necessary for security, legal compliance, fraud prevention, or the rights of others. Submit requests through the contact form and be prepared to verify control of the relevant account or email address.
Children
The site is not directed to children under 13, and accounts are not intended for children under 13. Do not submit personal information about a child through public comments or profiles.
Security
Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used, including password hashing, protected sessions, access controls, rate limits, and audit records. No internet service can guarantee absolute security.
External links and changes
External websites have their own privacy practices. This policy may be updated when features, service providers, or legal requirements change. The current version and update date will remain available on this page.
Guest comments and optional website links
Visitors may comment without creating an account. Guest comments are reviewed before appearing. A commenter may optionally provide an email address for moderation communication; it is not displayed publicly. Commenters may also submit one relevant personal, portfolio, blog, or project website in the designated field. Website submissions and comments containing links are held for review. Approved website links are marked as user-generated content and do not imply endorsement.