Who we are

Our website address is: https://joyroadentertainment.com.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

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/. 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, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

We may use contact forms on our website to facilitate communication between you and our team. This section explains what data we collect through contact forms, how we use that data, and your rights regarding this information.

When you fill out a contact form on our website, we may collect the following types of information:

Name: To identify who is contacting us.

Email Address: To respond to your inquiry or follow up with you.

Phone Number: (If requested) To provide an alternative method of communication.

Message Content: The information you choose to provide in the message field, which may include inquiries, comments, or any other details you wish to share.

Other Optional Information: Any additional fields you choose to fill out, such as company name, job title, etc

Cookies

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 will last for one year.

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.

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.

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 in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These 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.

Analytics

We use analytics tools to better understand how users interact with our website and services. This section explains what analytics tools we use, what data they collect, and how we use that data.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, 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.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, 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.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

We may collect the following types of information when you interact with our website or services:

Contact Information: This may include your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you provide when you fill out forms, sign up for newsletters, or contact us.

Additional information

How we protect your data

We are committed to ensuring the security of your personal information. To protect your data, we implement a variety of industry-standard security measures.

What data breach procedures we have in place

We take the protection of your personal data seriously and have established procedures to respond promptly to any data breaches that may occur

What third parties we receive data from

We may receive information about you from third-party services that we use, such as Google Analytics. This data helps us understand how visitors interact with our website and improve our services.

How We Use Google Analytics Data: We use the insights gained from Google Analytics to improve our website’s performance, identify trends, and better tailor our content to meet users’ needs.

Data Shared with Google: The data collected by Google Analytics is shared with Google and may be used by Google in accordance with its own privacy policy. Google may use this data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

Opting Out: If you prefer not to have your data collected by Google Analytics, you can opt-out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. This tool prevents your data from being used by Google Analytics.

What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data

We may use automated decision-making processes and profiling techniques to analyze and predict user behavior. These processes are based on the data we collect from you and are used to enhance your experience, improve our services, and provide personalized content.

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

We are committed to complying with all applicable industry regulations and legal requirements.