Privacy Policy
Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.ronhayes.com. The site owner and photographer is Ron Hayes (Ronald Hayes – Legal). We do not directly collect any data from any visitor to this site that we have knowledge of as we do not allow comments to posts or photos. Visiting this site means that you acknowledge the various risks associated with visiting websites on the internet and the associated concerns with regards to internet data gathering which on our website would only be done by third party groups.
By visiting and reading the website ronhayes.com, you indicate that you accept the terms of use outlined below and that you agree to be bound by them. If you do not accept these conditions, you should close your web browser and cease all use of this website.
We reserve the right to change these Terms and Conditions at any time.
We work as hard as possible to ensure that this website is up-to-date by endeavouring to research every topic thoroughly and communicating regularly with those in the region. However, it should be noted that this website is provided for informational purposes only and does not claim to be legal, medical, or professional advice of any kind. We make no representations or warranties or any kind about the completeness, accuracy, or reliability of any information or products contained on the ronhayes.com website.
Copyright Policy
Unless otherwise noted, Ron Hayes (Ronald Hayes) is the owner of all intellectual property and materials published throughout the site. This includes all written and photographic content. This content is “all rights reserved” and is protected by American and international copyright law.
This copyrighted content may not be used, modified (partially or otherwise), reprinted, or published without our express written consent. No intellectual property contained within this website may be used for any commercial purpose without a license agreement issued by Ron Hayes.
Any use of our copyrighted content for any other purpose (including but not limited to reproduction of text, digital enhancements of images, memes, and artist reproductions) is a violation of both US and international copyright law.
Limitation of Liability
All information provided on ronhayes.com is for general information purposes only and is the expressed opinion of Ron Hayes, and any other website contributors. This opinion should in no way be considered to be the opinion of any employers.
We will not accept any liability for any consequential, direct, or indirect loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with the use of ronhayes.com. We will also not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred by the inability to use our site, the use of any materials we have linked to on our site, and the use of any external websites we have linked to.
We do not accept liability for any loss or damage that may be incurred from hacker attacks on this website, which includes but is not limited to the download of malware and links to external phishing sites. We will endeavour to keep all security measures up to date to ensure these attacks do not happen but cannot guarantee that these measures will be successful.
Comments
If we accepted comments to posts or articles:
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.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
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.
Who we share your data with
If 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 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.
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.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. This site has enabled the Akismet anti-spam service which is meant to reduce spam on blog post comments and contact forms.
We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).
External Links
We are not responsible for the privacy of your information if you follow an external link and provide your information directly to a third party. Please ensure to verify the Privacy Policy or Disclaimers on any site which is linked externally from ronhayes.com.
An external link does not necessarily condone endorsement of ronhayes.com and Ron Hayes with regards to the content and discussions from an externally linked website. Ron Hayes and ronhayes.com in no way endorse or support externally linked website opinions or content and will not be held responsible for their conduct.