Who we are
Oil City Iron Works, Inc. owns and operates the https://ociw.com website.
Analytical Data
When visitors come to the OCIW.COM website, we collect geographical and use data, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to provide statistical analysis of the effectiveness of our website and it’s pages, to help secure our website, to help in spam detection and in some cases, to provide a better user experience.
Automattic’s Jetpack service is used throughout the OCIW.COM website. Information collected about visitors to the OCIW.COM website is shared with Automattic’s Jetpack service. Automattic’s Jetpack service is used to collect statistical and usability data, to evaluate statistical and usability data, as well as provide additional security protection and spam detection services. Jetpack is operated by Automattic, a third party. We are providing this disclosure and access to Automattic’s Privacy Policy related to use of their Jetpack technology, on the OCIW.COM website.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the OCIW.COM website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help secure our website, to help in spam detection and in some cases, to provide a better user experience.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Automattic Gravatar service, to identify whether you are using it. We are providing this disclosure and access to Automattic’s Privacy Policy related to use of their Gravatar technology, on our websites.
Automattic’s AKISMET service is used throughout the OCIW.COM website. Information collected about visitors to the OCIW.COM website is shared with Automattic’s AKISMET service. Automattic’s AKISMET service is used to collect statistical and usability data, to evaluate statistical and usability data, as well as provide additional security protection and spam detection services. AKISMET is operated by Automattic, a third party. We are providing this disclosure and access to AKISMET Privacy Policy and AKISMET Terms of Service, related to use of their AKISMET technology, on our websites.
Google’s ReCAPTCHA service is used throughout the OCIW.COM website. Information collected about visitors to the OCIW.COM website is shared with Google’s ReCAPTCHA service. Google’s ReCAPTCHA service is used as an additional security protection and spam detection service. ReCAPTCHA is operated by Google, a third party. Per Google’s Terms of Service, we are required to provide this disclosure and access to Google’s Privacy Policy and Google’s Terms of Service, related to use of their ReCAPTCHA technology, on our websites.
Media
If visitors upload images, video or other media to the OCIW.COM website, they should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Other visitors can easily download the images, video or other media and extract any existing location data.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last 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 last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a 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.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Where your data is sent
A visitor’s email address may be sent to Automattic’s Gravatar service, to see if it is used.
A visitor’s comments and posts by logged in users, may be checked through automated spam detection services, provided by Automattic and/or Google.
Any password reset request logs the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This data is stored locally within the OCIW.COM website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and all related metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Sale of your data
Oil City Iron Works, Inc. does not sell the user data of OCIW.COM website visitors.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
