Who We Are
Welcome to Luz Marino’s website. Your privacy matters deeply to us. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, leave comments, or interact with our content. Our website address is: https://luzmarino.com.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
We collect the following types of information:
When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email to send updates, stories, and resources aligned with our mission.
Comments
If you leave a comment on our site, we collect the name and email you provide, along with your comment content. 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 with 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.
Usage Data
Through Google Analytics, we gather anonymized data such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and general location (e.g., country or city). This helps us understand how our audience engages with our content and improve their experience.
Our Site Uses the Jetpack Plugin
Jetpack is installed on our site. It may collect and use data and track activity through its following features used on our website: Bruce Force Attack Protection, Contact Form, Gravatar Hovercards, Jetpack Comments, Stats, Likes, Sharing, and Subscriptions (Newsletter). Read about these installed features.
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.
Contact Forms
When visitors choose to reach out through our contact form, we collect the following personal information: First name, last name, and email address.
This information is used to respond to inquiries, share updates, and foster meaningful conversations related to Luz Marino’s work. We do not sell, rent, or share this data with third parties for marketing purposes.
If you opt in to receive our newsletter, your email address will be used to send occasional updates, reflections, and stories that align with Luz Marino’s mission of joyful, faith-driven serving, growing, and sharing. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link at the bottom of any email or by contacting us directly.
All submissions are stored securely and accessed only by authorized personnel. By submitting the form, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this policy.
If at any time you wish to update, access, or delete your personal information, please let us know. Send us an email.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, understand how our audience engages with our content, and improve the way we share stories that matter. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding their use.
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, track usage patterns, and deliver personalized content.
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.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies: Enable core site functionality like page navigation and access control.
Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our site (via Google Analytics and Jetpack Stats).
Functionality Cookies: Remember your preferences (e.g., language or region).
We do not use cookies to sell personal data or track users across unrelated websites.
Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics to track and analyze user behavior, including the collection of data like IP addresses, browser information, and site interactions via cookies for website improvement. Get Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Jetpack Stats is another analytics tool our site uses to track site visits and other valuable insights.
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 had 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 do 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 who 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.
With Akismet Anti-spam service, we collect information about visitors who comment on our site. The information we collect 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).
Contact Information
If you need more information or have a question about this Privacy Policy, send us an email.