At Circus Liquor, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and how we safeguard it when you visit our website, https://circusliquor.com, including our use of Google Analytics and cookies.

1. Who We Are

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

2. Information We Collect

When you interact with our website, we collect various types of 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 to help with 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’s privacy policy is available here. 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 that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies for several functions:

  • Comments Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience and last for one year.
  • Login Cookies: When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. Once you log out, the login cookies will be removed.
  • Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser, containing no personal data and expiring after one day.

We also use cookies for website functionality and to analyze user behavior through Google Analytics. You can control cookie settings via your browser preferences.

3. Use of Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. Google Analytics collects data such as:

  • How you found our website
  • Pages you visit and time spent on the site
  • Your device type and browser

This helps us improve our services and provide a better experience for visitors. Google Analytics tracks this data using cookies, which you can opt out of by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

For more information, please see Google’s Privacy Policy.

4. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles or pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you visited that other website directly. These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

5. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties, except in the following cases:

  • Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party providers who help us manage our website and services.
  • Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
  • Legal Obligations: If required by law or to protect the rights, safety, or property of our website and users, we may disclose your personal information.

6. How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
  • User Profiles: For users that register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

7. 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. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, excluding data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

8. Where Your Data Is Sent

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

9. Your Choices

You can control how cookies are used on this website by adjusting your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain parts of the site.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the date of the most recent update will be indicated at the top of the page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Circus Liquor
Email: info@circusliquor.com