By interacting with this website, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
First person pronouns refer to me as the administrator and owner of the website. Second or third person pronouns refer to you as the person visiting the website.
Please note that any links that you follow on this website to third party websites are governed by the privacy policies of that third party. I take no responsibility for the privacy policies of other website or entities.
Who I am
My website address is: https://krisguthrie.com. This is a personal website and is not a business of any kind. Additionally, I do not make money from people visiting my website at this time. This may change in the future.
WHAT personal data is collected, WHY it is collected, and WHO has access to it
Exceptions to the Privacy of your Data
Unauthorized Login Attempts (see below for further details).
Compliance with an official investigation by a government agency.
reCAPTCHA
This site uses reCAPTCHA to eliminate spam submitted to the Contact Form. reCAPTCHA is run by Google. Below is the reCAPTCHA Terms of Service. I recommend that you read it, the Privacy Policy of Google, and the Terms of Use of Google. I as the owner/admin of krisguthrie.com am not responsible for the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and/or Terms of Service for any other entity, including, but not limited to, Google and its subsidiaries.
By accessing or using the reCAPTCHA APIs, you agree to the Google APIs Terms of Use, Google Terms of Use, and to the Additional Terms below. Please read and understand all applicable terms and policies before accessing the APIs.
You acknowledge and understand that the reCAPTCHA API works by collecting hardware and software information, such as device and application data, and sending these data to Google for analysis. The information collected in connection with your use of the service will be used for improving reCAPTCHA and for general security purposes. It will not be used for personalized advertising by Google. Pursuant to Section 3(d) of the Google APIs Terms of Service, you agree that if you use the APIs that it is your responsibility to provide any necessary notices or consents for the collection and sharing of this data with Google. For users in the European Union, you and your API Client(s) must comply with the EU User Consent Policy. Your use of reCAPTCHA is subject to call limits. Google may in its sole discretion enforce these limits through any of the means described at call limits or in these terms of service.
Contact form
It is your choice to fill out the form to contact me. I will know your name, email, and whatever you choose to put in the subject line and message box. This is collected for the sole purpose of replying to your message.
Do NOT submit sensitive information (i.e. birth-dates, demographic information, pictures, credit card numbers, resumes, etc.) in the contact form. I do not need to know any of that, and I will NOT ask for it upon responding to your message. I only need to know if you are over 13 years of age for compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA; see below for more details). I prefer to know if you are over 18 years old since that is the most common age of majority.
I am the only person who will have access to this information unless extenuating circumstances apply.
I may or may not delete the initial message and any subsequent conversation(s) from my inbox or transfer it into a folder for my personal records. This will be done at my discretion.
Logging in to the Website
Any login attempts, regardless of success, are recorded by a third party and sent to me. I do not control the privacy practices of any third parties. This information includes (but may not be limited to) the username, time, day, web browser, internet service provider, and IP Address of the device making the log-in attempt. Any log-in attempts not made by an authorized user are considered to be for nefarious purposes.
A “nefarious purpose” includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- “Checking up” on my security for the “good” of myself and/or my website;
- Doing me a “favor” by making sure my password is not weak;
- Hostile takeover of my domain;
- Teen-aged shenanigans;
- Shenanigans by people of any age;
- Attempting to compromise data, personal or otherwise;
- Hacking the website (regardless of success);
- Attempting to change any part of the website without my express permission in writing on physical paper
If you contact me to request that I delete the data from your login attempt (failed or successful) I will contact the authorities and turn the data over to them. I am literally the only person authorized to login to this website.
Cookies
First Party Cookies
I do not use cookies or anything else to track visitors of this website.
Third Party Cookies
At this time, I do not display advertisements on my website nor do I track visitors with Google Analytics (or equivalent). Therefore, to my knowledge, there are no third-party cookies that you would get from this website. I have previously checked for cookies on this website and found none. However, I do not and cannot guarantee that there are or will be no cookies on this website since I utilize other services which could conceivably add third-party cookies to this website without my knowledge.
If there are any third-party cookies that exist on this website and collect personal information of visitors, I do not have access to that information.
To avoid third-party cookies, I recommend that you change your browser settings or browse in a private window or private mode.
Links to other websites
This website contains one or more links to other websites (e.g. LinkedIn). I am not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. You follow the links at your own discretion and should read the privacy policies of any website that you visit.
What rights you have over your data
You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data I hold about you, including any data you have provided to me. If your information is incorrect, you can request for it to be changed. You can also request that I erase any of your personal data that I have.
Translation: If you want to know what information I have on you, I’ll copy and paste everything to a Word or text document and send it to you. If your name or email changes, I will change it in my contacts. If you don’t want me having any information on you, I will delete any emails, contact information, and/or document(s) I have involving you.
Where your data is sent
When the contact form is filled out and submitted, it is directed to my email account where it presumably goes through anti-spam filters and other miscellaneous third parties. I am the only person, to the best of my knowledge, who will have access to the email account. I do not guarantee that a third party is not involved at any point during the process. I do not guarantee that your data/information stays within the United States of America.
Login attempts are filtered through a third party that I do not have control over.
I will send your data to a government agency if it is required by an official investigation. I reserve the right to share the data prior to the obtainment of any kind of warrant by law enforcement officials.
Your contact information
Your contact information may or may not end up in my list of contacts. You can request for this information to be deleted.
Additional information
How your data is protected
I take precautions to protect your data. Do not submit sensitive information (i.e. birth-dates, demographic information, credit card numbers, etc.) to this website for any reason. I will never ask visitors to this website for such data. If information of this kind has been requested of you from this website (with the sole exception of the contact form check boxes), assume that my website is no longer in my control, exit immediately, and take reasonable precautions to protect your device.
Data Breach Procedures
In the event of this website or my email account getting hacked, anyone whose personal information I have from the Contact Form will be notified.
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
At this time, COPPA doesn’t apply to my website since (1) I have no knowledge of any child giving me their information, and (2) this website is not targeted towards children. Despite that, I’m adding this section primarily for informational purposes. I do not guarantee the accuracy of this information. I do not have a legal degree of any kind.
COPPA Disclaimer for my Website
This website is neither targeted nor directed at any children, including those under 13 (age may vary by country). I do not knowingly collect information from children under 13, nor do I have any information to suggest that I have collected any information from that age group. Parental permission is required for any website to track (whether actively or passively) or collect information about any person under the age of 13.
If you are a parent who believes that your child has contacted me without your permission, please get in touch with me via the “Contact Me” page.
COPPA for Parents
Please note that I am NOT a lawyer or any other type of legal professional. I cannot give out legal advice. I just looked up some information through an online search engine (which was a few years ago now) and I do not guarantee the accuracy of such information. For accurate information please see what the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says about COPPA. I suggest starting here: https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-coppa-frequently-asked-questions.
Parents have rights regarding the use of websites or online services for their children under 13. COPPA only applies to information gathered from the children themselves. Websites and online services are required to obtain parental permission is required before collecting personal data or tracking (actively or passively) any child under the age of 13. Even after permission is given parents have several rights regarding their child’s information.