Effective Date: April 2025
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://sterlingcomputers.biz
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments:
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string for spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to Gravatar. (See Gravatar Privacy Policy).
Media:
If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
Cookies:
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience.
Temporary cookies are used for login functionality.
Login and display preference cookies last from 2 days to 1 year.
If you log out, login cookies are removed.
Embedded Content:
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, articles, images) that behaves as if you visited the originating website.
Analytics:
We may collect anonymized technical data such as IP address, browser type, and operating system for performance tracking.
3. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or rent your data. Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
4. How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely unless removal is requested.
5. Your Rights
You may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you or request its deletion (excluding data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes).
6. Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be analyzed by automated spam detection services.
7. How We Protect Your Data
We use industry-standard measures to secure your personal information.
8. Contact Us
Sterling Computer Systems
Phone: (941) 723-1655
Email: admin@sterlingcomputers.biz