Who we are
1. Our Website
Our website address is: https://naturalspiritfossilsgems.com
At Natural Spirit Fossils & Gems, we are committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit or interact with our website.
2. Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser information to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify if you use it.
After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if any) may be visible to the public.
3. Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract location data from such images.
4. Cookies
We use cookies to improve your browsing experience. Cookies are small data files stored on your device.
• If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website for convenience; these cookies last for 1 year.
• When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie checks if your browser accepts cookies; it is deleted when you close your browser.
• When you log in, several cookies are set to store your login and display preferences. Login cookies last 2 days, and screen option cookies last 1 year.
• Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login for 2 weeks.
• If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie saves your post ID for 1 day only.
You can disable cookies at any time in your browser settings, but some parts of the site may not function properly.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles or pages on our site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.).
This content behaves as if you visited the external website directly.
These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, track your interaction, and monitor your activity if you have an account with them.
6. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, trade, or rent users’ personal information to others.
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for security purposes.
7. How Long We Retain Your Data
• Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve future comments automatically.
• Registered users (if applicable) can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username.
• Website administrators can also access and edit user information to maintain account accuracy.
8. Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you may request:
• A copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• That we erase any personal data we hold about you (except data required for legal or security reasons).
To submit a data request, please contact us at:
📧 info@naturalspiritfossilsgems.com
9. Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to ensure the safety of our community.
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact us at:
📍 Natural Spirit Fossils & Gems
140 17 Ave SE, Calgary, AB, Canada
📧 info@naturalspiritfossilsgems.com