Who we are
We are Popcorn Alley, a movie review and news blog run by Joseph Nelson.
Our website address is: https://www.popcornalleyreviews.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Cookies
Like every website out there, Popcorn Alley Reviews uses cookies in its regular operation. You should know that because we have a little button that pops up telling you this.
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 search for a term or item through the website’s search bar, this search is logged without personally identifying markers.
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.
We do not knowingly allow anyone under the age of 18 to create accounts or comment on this site. If Popcorn Joe discovers anyone under the age of 18 has data stored with the site it will promptly be removed.
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
Analytics
When you visit our site, your visitation is logged through analytics severs so that we might better understand our readers habits. Popcorn Joe is not too nosy, however, and makes every effort to keep this information as anonymized as possible.
This data collected includes IP (internet protocol) addresses, browser type, ISP (internet service provider), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends. The IP address collected in this manner automatically have the last octet wiped before storage, so that they are anonymized before an administrator could see them.
One method of opting out of such analytics is to use Google’s Analytics Opt-Out web browser extension.
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
This is offered at Google’s discretion and is not endorsed or sponsored in any way by Popcorn Alley Reviews.
External Links
Popcorn Alley Reviews uses hyperlinks in the body of our text reviews. Most often, these links will lead to an outside source of information, like www.imdb.com or www.wikipedia.org.
We are not responsible for the privacy or security of these outside links and care should always be taken in clicking such links, no matter how safe Popcorn Joe tries to make everything. Be aware that these links may direct you away from our site.
Who we share your data with
We do not use third-party advertisements of any sort and never sell or profit from the data you provide to us.
Any data you choose to provide in the form of comments will be visible for other users to see. Please, be responsible with what information you share with others on this site.
Compliance with the Law
Our website is administered and stored in the United States of America and if presented with a legal challenge regarding a case of criminal activity, we would as necessary turn over any relevant data.
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.
You may make such a request by emailing the site administrator popcornjoe@popcornalleyreviews
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Information
You may reach the website administrator via email: popcornjoe@popcornalleyreviews.com
Additional information
How we protect your data
Only Administrators to the site have any access to saved data and this data is never shared or sold to any third-party website not listed in this Policy.
Privacy Policy Changes
We may, at our sole discretion, make changes to this Privacy Policy without prior notification. We encourage our readers to periodically check this Policy for updates. Continued use of the site after these updates or changes will constitute acceptance of the changes.
Last updated: 6-19-2019