GSI Privacy Policy

Information We Collect and Why:

We implement appropriate security protocols at our physical locations to safeguard against the loss, misuse, or modification of your information collected through our website. Regarding security: we consistently employ industry-standard encryption methods when transmitting and receiving user data exchanged with our site. For each visitor, our web server automatically detects only the visitor’s IP address, not their email address.

 

Visitor Comments:

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection.

An anonymized string generated from your email address (known as a hash) might be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. You can review the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

 

Electronic Media:

If you intend to upload images to the website, please first remove embedded location data (EXIF GPS) within those images. Visitors can download and extract any location information contained within images displayed on the site.

 

Cookies:

We utilize cookies to record session data, such as items added to your shopping cart.

If you leave a comment on our website, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website via cookies. This makes it easier for you to leave future comments without re-entering your details. These cookies are valid for one year.

When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, we set multiple cookies to remember your login details and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days; screen preferences cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out will remove these cookies.

When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie stores the post ID you just modified. This cookie carries no personal data and expires after one day.

 

Embedded Content from External Sites:

Articles on this website may feature embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited the original site directly.

These external sites may collect data about you, utilize cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, and monitor your interaction with their embedded content, especially if you are logged into their site.

 

Sharing Your Data:

We do not share your personal information with any third parties.

If you provide us with your phone number, we will only contact you if there are questions related to an online order — the same applies to your email address.

We collect email addresses from customers and those subscribing to our mailing list. This information is used solely for communication and marketing purposes. If you no longer wish to receive emails from us, please contact us via our contact form.

 

Data Retention Period:

Comments and their associated metadata are stored indefinitely to enable automatic recognition and approval of subsequent comments, rather than moderating each one manually.

For registered users (if applicable), their personal information stored in user profiles can be viewed, edited, or deleted at any time (excluding username changes). Site administrators can also access and modify this data.

 

Your Rights Regarding Your Data:

If you have an account or have posted comments on this site, you can request an exported file of all personal data we hold about you, including any information you’ve provided. You may also request that we delete this data, except for what is required for legal, security, or administrative reasons.

 

Frequently Asked Question:

Q: Is my connection to your site secure? How can I tell?
A: Yes. Our site uses SSL encryption to protect all sensitive data transmitted between your browser and our servers. You can verify this by checking for “https://” in the URL — the “s” confirms the connection is secured with SSL.