Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 17, 2025

Tee’d Up (“we,” “our,” or “us”) values your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, share, and protect your information when you visit teedupohio.com (the “Website”) or interact with our services. By using our Website, you agree to this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the Website.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://teedupohio.com.

2. Information We Collect

  • Personal Information: Name, email address, and other details you provide when signing up for newsletters, submitting comments, or contacting us.
  • Comments: When you leave comments, we collect data from the comment form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to aid spam detection. An anonymized email hash may be sent to Gravatar to display your profile picture (see Automattic Privacy Policy).
  • Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and timestamps, collected automatically.
  • Cookies: Used for functionality, analytics, and user convenience (see Section 4).
  • Media: Images you upload may contain EXIF GPS data, which visitors can extract. Avoid uploading images with location data.

3. How We Use Your Information

  • Send newsletters and updates (if you opt in).
  • Respond to inquiries and provide support.
  • Manage and moderate comments.
  • Improve Website functionality and content.
  • Analyze usage via analytics tools.
  • Comply with legal obligations.

4. Cookies

  • Comment Cookies: If you comment, you may opt in to cookies storing your name, email, and website for convenience, lasting one year.
  • Login Cookies: Temporary cookies check browser compatibility. Login cookies (two days) and screen option cookies (one year) save login and display preferences. “Remember Me” extends login to two weeks. Logout removes these cookies.
  • Editing Cookies: Editing or publishing articles saves a cookie with the post ID, expiring in one day.
  • Manage cookies via browser settings; disabling them may limit Website features.

5. Embedded Content

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images) from other websites, which behave as if you visited those sites. These sites may collect data, use cookies, or track interactions if you’re logged into their services.

6. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your data. We may share it with:

  • Service Providers: For email delivery (e.g., Mailchimp), analytics (e.g., Google Analytics), or spam detection.
  • Legal Authorities: If required by law or to protect our rights.
  • Business Transfers: In mergers or acquisitions.
  • Password Resets: Your IP address may be included in reset emails.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic approval of follow-up comments.
  • User Profiles: Registered users’ personal information is stored in their profiles, editable by users or administrators.
  • Newsletters: Email data is kept until you unsubscribe.

8. Your Rights

You may:

  • Access, correct, or delete your personal data (e.g., comments, account details).
  • Request an exported file of your data.
  • Opt out of marketing emails via unsubscribe links.
  • Contact us at steve@teedupohio.com to exercise these rights. We may retain some data for legal or administrative purposes.

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Comments may be checked by automated spam detection services. Embedded content providers may collect data as described in Section 5.

10. Data Security

We use reasonable measures to protect your data, but no online transmission is 100% secure.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect their data. Contact us if you believe we have such information.

12. Changes

We may update this policy, posting changes here with a new effective date. Continued use implies acceptance.

13. Contact Us

For questions:

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