Who we are
The Triangle Estate Lawyers Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit https://www.triangleestatelawyers.com. We are committed to transparency and safeguarding your data.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form. We also collect the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam.
An anonymized string (also called a hash) may be created from your email address and sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can review the Gravatar privacy policy here. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract this information from any images you upload.
Cookies
When You Leave a Comment
If you leave a comment on our website, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience and will prevent you from having to re-enter your details on future comments. These cookies will last for one year.
When You Visit the Login Page
A temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not store any personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When You Log In
We set several cookies to save your login details and screen display preferences.
Login cookies last for two days.
Screen option cookies last for one year.
If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
If you log out of your account, all login cookies will be removed.
When You Edit or Publish Content
If you edit or publish an article, your browser will save an additional cookie. This cookie contains no personal data and only indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or other articles. Embedded content behaves the same as if you visited the originating website.
These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content—especially if you are logged into an account on that external site.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, we retain the comment and its metadata indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and automatically approve any follow-up comments without needing to moderate them again.
For users who register on our site (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in your user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time—except for their username. Website administrators can also view and update this information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. This includes any information you’ve provided to us. You may also request that we erase any of your personal data. However, this does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to protect the integrity of our website.