At Family Tools Network, your privacy is very important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have regarding your information.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://familytools.net.
Family Tools Network is owned and operated by Zerin Technologies, a family-owned business dedicated to supporting families with tools, resources, and information.
Information We Collect
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it.
Cookies
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies (for one year).
- If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie checks if your browser accepts cookies; it contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- Login cookies last for two days, display preference cookies for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
- Editing or publishing an article sets a cookie with no personal data, simply recording the post ID. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves the same way as if you visited the originating website, which may collect data, use cookies, embed tracking, and monitor your interactions.
Analytics and Third-Party Services
We may use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to help us understand how visitors use our website. These services collect information like your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site.
- This information helps us improve our content, services, and overall user experience.
- Analytics providers may set their own cookies to measure performance.
We may also use third-party services for spam detection, email communication, or hosting. These providers may have access to certain data necessary to perform their services but are not authorized to use it for other purposes.
Who We Share Your Data With
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
- We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic recognition of follow-up comments.
- Registered users (if any) have their personal profile data stored as long as their account remains active. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also view and edit user information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request:
- An exported file of your personal data we hold.
- Erasure of personal data we hold about you.
This excludes data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is intended for a general audience and is not directed toward children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we learn that we have collected data from a child without parental consent, we will take steps to remove it.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised “last updated” date.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, you may contact us here.