Who we are
Media Relations Agency
2960 Judicial Road, Suite 230
Burnsville, MN 55337
952-697-5200
systems@mediarelations.com
Media Relations Agency (also referred to in this Privacy Policy with the terms “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of all those who provide us with their contact information while using our websites, products, events or services (“you” or “Users”). This policy describes the ways that personally identifiable and anonymous information about our publication subscribers, online and digital media product users, and event registrants is collected, how that information might be shared, and how someone can request changes to the way their personal information is used or shared.
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.
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.
Cookies
Like most website operators, we use cookies (small data files stored on your computer by your web browser upon visiting a website), web beacons and similar technologies to operate our services efficiently and as intended.
We use information gathered through these tools to improve the way our site works, for example by employing third-party analytics tools which aggregate anonymized user information to help us better design our sites, and to enhance the functionality of services, for example by remembering preferences or other choices that you make, such as usernames, language preferences and the like.
By allowing us to understand how you use our site over time, these tools can help us provide you with a better, more relevant online experience.
Our site uses Google Analytics tracking to assist with these efforts. To learn more about Google’s privacy policies click here.
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.
Information You Provide
We collect personally identifiable information that you provide to us when you subscribe to our informational and product offerings; sign up for email newsletters or promotions; enter a contest; participate in surveys; purchase a product; register for any other online or in-person event; or otherwise communicate with us or interact with this website.
We may send you e-newsletters with targeted, relevant content. Each e-newsletter will provide you with an opportunity to unsubscribe. We utilize MailChimp to send marketing emails and data collected through our forms is stored in their system. See MailChimp’s Privacy Policy.
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.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Terms of Use
By using any of our Sites, you consent to our use of your contact information as it is outlined in this Privacy Policy.