Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time.

Who we are

Socks of Valor sell apparel and associated things. In that context we are committed to protecting your privacy. Our website address is: https://socksofvalor.com. We are dedicated to ensuring that your personal information is handled securely and in accordance with modern privacy practices.

Comments

When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, including your what name you post, email address, and the content of your comment. We also log your IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection. Your email address might be hashed and sent to Gravatar for profile picture display, which is governed by their privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once approved, your profile picture becomes public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images, please be aware that these might contain EXIF GPS data. We recommend removing this data to protect your privacy, as we do not control what visitors might do with this information once downloaded.

Cookies

We use cookies because it’s a basic part of the internet and not as scary as you’ve been told.

  • Editor Cookies: When editing articles, a cookie indicating the post ID is saved for 1 day.
  • Comment Cookies: If you opt-in, we’ll save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience in future comments (duration: 1 year).
  • Login Cookies: Temporary cookies determine browser compatibility (no personal data; discarded when browser closes). Login cookies save your settings (2 days for login, 1 year for display preferences). ‘Remember Me’ extends login for 2 weeks.

Embedded content from other websites

Our articles might include content from other sites like videos or images. These act as if you’re visiting that site; thus, they may collect data, use cookies, or track your interactions if you’re logged into that service. We are not responsible for third party actions.

Who we share your data with

Payment processors, because we have to… Also your IP address is included when you request a password reset for security reasons.

How long we retain your data

Comments: We retain comments and metadata indefinitely to streamline future comment moderation.

User Profiles: For registered users, all personal information provided in your profile is stored. You have control over this data, with the ability to view, edit, or delete it (except username changes).

What rights you have over your data

Just ask and we’ll delete it. Generally, we don’t know much about you except to ship you some sweet socks. Besides that we really aren’t interested in you. We might retain some data for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

We implement security measures to safeguard your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

For spam detection, we might use automated services which could access your comment data.

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