Welcome to www.local659.net Your privacy is important to us. This policy explains how we collect, use and protect any personal information gathered through our website, and your rights related to that information.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://local659.net.
UAW Local 659 is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring any data collected is used only for informational purposes and communications with our Membership.
Information We Collect
Comments and Interactions:
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This helps with spam detection.
An anonymized string (a hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check for your profile picture. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible publicly alongside your comment.
Media Uploads:
If you upload images, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as visitors can download and extract this information.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience:
- If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
- When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies; this contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
- Upon logging in, we set cookies to remember your login info and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last one year, and selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks.
- If you log out, login cookies are removed.
- When editing or publishing an article, a temporary cookie stores the post ID for one day; it contains no personal data.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our articles may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction as if you visited those sites directly.
How We Use Your Information
The information you provide is used solely to:
- Communicate important information related to UAW Local 659
- Provide updates, announcements, and news to our Membership
- Respond to inquiries or requests submitted via the website
Data Sharing and Protection
- We do not sell, trade, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for commercial purposes.
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
- Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
- We implement reasonable security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access or disclosure.
Data Retention
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- For registered users (if any), personal data is stored in their user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data except for usernames. Website administrators may also access and edit this data.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Request corrections or updates to your personal information
- Request deletion of your personal data, where not required for legal or administrative purposes
- Opt out of communications or newsletters at any time by contacting us
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please reach out to:
UAW Local 659
Email: [insert contact email]
Phone: [insert phone number]