Effective Date: July 25, 2025
Last Updated: July 25, 2025
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: RuthlessAccountability.com (“RuthlessAccountability.com”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:
- The data shown in the comments form
- The visitor’s IP address
- Browser user agent string (to help with spam detection)
- Timestamp of the comment
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.
2.2 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. We are not responsible for any location data you choose to include in uploaded images.
2.3 Contact Forms and Subscriptions
If you contact us through forms on our website or subscribe to our services, we may collect:
- Your name
- Email address
- Any other information you voluntarily provide in your message
2.4 Analytics and Log Data
We may automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages visited
- Date and time of visit
- Time spent on pages
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
3.1 Comment 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.
3.2 Login Cookies
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.
3.3 Editing Cookies
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.
3.4 Third-Party Cookies
We may use third-party services that set their own cookies. We do not control these cookies and encourage you to check the privacy policies of any third-party services.
4. 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.
5. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our website
- Respond to comments and inquiries
- Send administrative information
- Prevent spam and maintain website security
- Analyze usage patterns to improve our website
- Comply with legal obligations
6. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information includes:
- Consent: You have given us permission to process your data
- Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (e.g., website security, fraud prevention)
- Legal Obligations: We need to process data to comply with the law
7. Who We Share Your Data With
7.1 Service Providers
We may share your data with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, including:
- Hosting providers
- Analytics services
- Security services
- Comment spam detection services
7.2 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., court orders, subpoenas).
7.3 Business Transfers
In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your personal information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
7.4 Password Resets
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
8. Data Retention
8.1 Comments
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.
8.2 User Accounts
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.
8.3 General Retention Policy
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with our services and as described in this privacy policy. However, we may also be required to retain this information to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
9. Your Rights and Choices
9.1 Access and Portability
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.
9.2 Correction
You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you.
9.3 Deletion
You can 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.
9.4 Objection and Restriction
You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data or request that we restrict processing under certain circumstances.
9.5 Withdraw Consent
Where we rely on consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
9.6 How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 14 below.
10. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country.
We take appropriate safeguards to ensure that your personal information remains protected in accordance with this privacy policy when transferred internationally.
11. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11.1 Automated Spam Detection
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to protect the integrity of our website.
12. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we have collected information from your child, please contact us immediately.
13. California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including:
- The right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell
- The right to request deletion of your personal information
- The right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
- The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights
14. Contact Information
If you have questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Address: RuthlessAccountability.com, PO Box 2163, Loveland CO 80539
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy.
You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this privacy policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
16. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses resulting from your use of our website or services.
17. Governing Law
This privacy policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Colorado, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this privacy policy and agree to its terms.