Who We Are
Welcome to Admission Town, your go-to platform for everything related to educational admissions. Whether you’re exploring options or finalizing applications, we’re here to simplify the journey. Visit us at https://admissiontown.com.
Comments
When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the details you provide in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent information. This helps us detect and prevent spam effectively.
Your email address may be converted into an anonymized hash and shared with the Gravatar service to check for an existing profile. For more details, you can read the Gravatar privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available) will appear next to it.
Media
If you choose to upload images to our site, we recommend avoiding files with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract such information from images. Keep your data secure!
Cookies
- When you leave a comment, you can opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- Visiting the login page will set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie is automatically deleted when you close your browser.
- When you log in, cookies save your login details and screen preferences:
- Login cookies last for two days.
- Screen option cookies last for one year.
- Choosing “Remember Me” extends your login session to two weeks. Logging out removes all login cookies.
- Editing or publishing an article will create a cookie in your browser, storing the article’s post ID. This cookie expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on Admission Town may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. These behave the same as visiting the originating website. The third-party websites may:
- Collect data about you.
- Use cookies.
- Include additional tracking.
- Monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email to ensure secure account recovery.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to make follow-ups seamless and automated.
- For registered users, all personal data provided in your profile is stored indefinitely. You can view, update, or delete this information at any time (except for your username). Administrators can also access and edit your data if needed.
Your Data Rights
If you’ve interacted with Admission Town through comments or account creation, you have the right to:
- Request an exported file of all personal data we hold about you.
- Request the deletion of your personal data, except for information required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
To ensure quality and security, visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection system.
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Comments
Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.