Who we are

At BALA Crew and BALA Management, LLC, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our visitors’ personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect and how we utilize and safeguard it. By accessing our website, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information in accordance with this policy.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information is collected for the purposes of spam detection and to enhance the security of our website.

Additionally, if you have an account with the Gravatar service and you have enabled Gravatar support in your account settings, an anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at the following link: [Gravatar Privacy Policy](https://automattic.com/privacy/). After your comment is approved, your profile picture associated with your Gravatar email address may be publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Please note that when you leave a comment on our website, you are consenting to the collection and processing of your data as described above.

Media

If you choose to upload images to our website, we recommend that you avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract any location data from the images on the website.

By uploading images to our website, you acknowledge and understand that any location data contained within the images may be accessible to others.

Cookies

When you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will be stored for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies are stored for two days, and screen options cookies are stored for one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

Additionally, if you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described above.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content from other websites. This content functions as if visitors have directly visited the external website. These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interactions with the embedded content, including if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

In the event that you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its associated metadata are retained indefinitely. This enables us to recognize and automatically approve any follow-up comments, instead of holding them for moderation.

For registered users on our website, any personal information provided in their user profile is stored indefinitely. Users have the ability to view, edit, or delete their personal information (excluding their username) at any time. Website administrators also have access to view and edit this information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you have the right to request an exported file of the personal data we store about you. This includes any data that you have provided to us. Additionally, you can request that we delete any personal data we hold about you. However, please note that this does not include any data that we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. This service helps us identify and prevent any unwanted or spam comments from being published on our website.

Email data handling and security

We prioritize the confidentiality and security of our team’s email data. We continuously monitor our email server for unauthorized access attempts and update our practices to comply with relevant laws and regulations.

Please note that while we take extensive precautions, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure. By using our webmail services, our team acknowledges and accepts the inherent risks.