Privacy Policy

Effective date: September 09, 2026

Elected or Appointed respects your privacy. This policy explains what information may be collected when you use our website, how that information is used, and the choices available to you.

Our website address is https://electedorappointed.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the information entered in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent information. This information may be used to identify and prevent spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address, known as a hash, may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it. You can review the Gravatar privacy policy. If your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile image may be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location information such as EXIF GPS data. Website visitors may be able to download images and extract any location information they contain.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are provided for your convenience so you do not have to enter the same information when leaving another comment. They remain active for up to one year.

If you visit the website’s login page, a temporary cookie may be used to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal information and is deleted when you close your browser.

When you log in, cookies may be used to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies generally remain active for two days, while display-preference cookies may remain active for up to one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login may remain active for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie may be stored in your browser. It contains no personal information and identifies only the article’s post ID. This cookie expires after one day.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this website may contain embedded content, including videos, images, maps, or articles from other websites. Embedded content behaves as though you visited the originating website directly.

Those websites may collect information about you, use cookies, employ third-party tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with their content. This may include tracking your activity if you have an account with the third-party website and are logged into it.

How We Use and Share Information

We use collected information to operate and secure the website, moderate comments, prevent spam, manage user accounts, and respond to requests.

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email. Visitor comments may also be processed by an automated spam-detection service.

We do not sell personal information collected through this website.

How Long We Retain Information

Comments and their associated metadata may be retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and automatically approve follow-up comments instead of placing them in a moderation queue.

If users can register for accounts, we store the personal information they provide in their profiles. Registered users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their usernames. Website administrators may also view and edit this information as needed to operate the website.

Your Privacy Rights

If you have an account or have left comments on this website, you may request:

  • An exported copy of the personal information we hold about you, including information you provided

  • Correction of inaccurate personal information

  • Deletion of personal information we hold about you

These rights do not apply to information we are required to retain for administrative, legal, security, or other legitimate purposes.

To submit a privacy request, please contact us through the contact information or form provided on this website.

Third-Party Services

Information may be processed by third-party services used to operate, secure, or display content on the website, such as hosting providers, spam-detection tools, and embedded-content providers. Those services process information according to their own privacy policies.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when the website, its services, or applicable requirements change. Any revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.