Privacy policy

Who We Are
The address of our website is: https://essanzia.com.

Comments

When you leave a comment on our site, the data entered in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent, is collected to help detect unwanted comments.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public next to your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, we recommend avoiding images that contain embedded GPS location data (EXIF). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from such images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don't have to re-enter your details when you leave another comment. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be created to check 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 set up several cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences.

  • Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one 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 contains no personal data — it simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one 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 the same way as if the visitor were visiting the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Use and Sharing of Your Personal Data

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 allows us to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.

For users who register on our website (if applicable), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request a file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request the deletion of your personal data. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

How We Protect Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

You may request access to your personal information held by Essanzia at any time.
If you notice an error or need to update your information, you can request a correction by sending a written request to info@essanzia.ca. Please note that we may require proof of identity or another method of verification to ensure the request is legitimate and to protect your personal information.

Contact

We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your data, please contact Natacha St-Pierre, our Data Protection Officer. You can obtain her contact information by reaching out to us at info@essanzia.ca.

We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of your personal information and to complying with all applicable data protection laws and regulations.