Who We Are
Rancho Los Cerritos is a historic site located in Long Beach, California. Our website address is: https://www.rancholoscerritos.org.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, including name and email address. We also collect the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
If you use Gravatar for your email address, an anonymized string (hash) of your email may be shared with the Gravatar service to display your profile picture. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
For the protection of your privacy, please avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS) to our website. Be aware that visitors can download and extract any location data from images posted on our website.
Cookies
When you comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This convenience feature means you won’t need to re-enter your details when making future comments. These cookies remain active for one year.
Our login page uses a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.
Upon logging in, we set cookies to save your login information and display preferences:
- Login cookies expire after two days
- Screen options cookies last for one year
- Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks
- Logging out removes all login cookies
For content contributors, editing or publishing an article creates a cookie containing the post ID. This cookie expires after 24 hours and contains no personal information.
Embedded Content
Our website may feature embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. This embedded content functions as if you visited the other website directly.
These external websites may:
- Collect data about you
- Use their own cookies
- Employ additional third-party tracking
- Monitor your interaction with the embedded content
- Track your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to their service
Data Sharing
Your IP address will be included in password reset emails for security purposes. We do not share your personal information with third parties except as required for website functionality and security.
Data Retention
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to facilitate automatic approval of follow-up comments and maintain discussion continuity.
For registered users, we store the personal information provided in user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can access and edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have commented on our site, you can request:
- An exported file of your personal data in our records
- Deletion of your personal data from our systems
Note that we must retain certain data for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Security
We use automated spam detection services to protect our comment system. Visitor comments may be checked through these services to maintain website security and user experience.
Questions and Contact
For questions about this privacy policy or your data rights, please contact us through our website.
Last Modified: February 11, 2025
