Selah Privacy Policy + Terms
Our website address is: https://staging.se-lah.com.
Our Assurance: Quality, Reviews, and Refunds (Work for Hire)
We are committed to providing precise, high-quality content and editing services. We stand behind our work with a commitment to free reviews (subject to content type/scope) to ensure your complete satisfaction.
Please note: As all work provided by se-lah is work for hire, we do not offer refunds. For over 16 years, we are proud to say that no client has ever requested one. We work with you upfront to ensure the project scope and quality are clearly defined.
Privacy Policy: How We Handle Your Data
We believe in simple stewardship, which extends to your personal information.
Comments
When you leave comments on the site, we collect the data you provide in the comment form. We also collect your IP address and browser user agent string—this helps us detect and prevent spam.
An anonymized string (called a hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public alongside your comment. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors could potentially download these images and extract that location data.
Cookies
- For Convenience: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is simply for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter your details next time. These cookies last for one year.
- Login: If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login information (lasts two days) and screen display choices (lasts one year). If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
- Editing: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved that simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles from other sources). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited the other website directly. These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that external site.
Data Sharing and Retention
- Data Sharing: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
- Data Retention: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically, keeping the conversation flowing without delays.
- Registered Users: For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you have the right to:
- Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
- Request the erasure of any personal data we hold about you.
This does not include any data we are legally or administratively obligated to keep for security purposes.
Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments are checked through an automated spam detection service.