Site Policies
Who We Are
The Jones Group CPA website is located at https://thejonesgroup.cpa/
Comments
When leaving comments on our site, we collect:
Data shown in the comments form
Visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection
An anonymized string created from your email address (Gravatar service) may be provided to verify your Gravatar account. After comment approval, your profile picture is publicly visible.
Media
When uploading images:
Avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS)
Visitors can download and extract location data from images
Cookies
Our cookie policy:
Comment cookies (name, email, website) last one year for convenience
Temporary login page cookie (no personal data) discarded when browser closes
Login cookies (login information, screen display choices) last two days
Screen options cookies last one year
"Remember Me" login persists for two weeks
Article editing cookie (post ID, no personal data) expires after one day
Embedded Content
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the original website.
These websites may:
Collect data about you
Use cookies
Embed additional tracking
Monitor interaction with embedded content
Data Sharing
We share your data with:
Automated spam detection services (visitor comments)
IP address included in password reset emails
Data Retention
We retain:
Comments and metadata indefinitely for automatic approval
User profile information for registered users
Registered users can:
See, edit, or delete personal information (except username)
Website administrators can see and edit user information
Your Rights
You can:
Request an exported file of personal data
Request erasure of personal data (except administrative, legal, or security purposes)
Data Transfer
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
Last updated: Jan 18, 2022
Please review and adjust as necessary.