Privacy policy

1. Who We Are
KerrShot Gunsmithing (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website.

2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:

  • Personal Information: When you fill out the contact form, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, and any other details you provide.
  • Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public.
  • Usage Data: We use analytics tools to collect information about how visitors interact with our website, such as IP addresses, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and gather analytics data.
    • If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
    • If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie 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 set up several cookies to save login details and display preferences.
    • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser, which expires after one day.

3. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has accessed the other website directly. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the content, including tracking interactions if you are logged in to those websites.

4. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following purposes:

  • To respond to inquiries submitted through our contact form.
  • To analyze website traffic and improve our website experience.
  • To ensure website security and prevent fraudulent activity.

5. Sharing of Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your data with:

  • Service providers that assist in website operations, such as analytics platforms and contact form providers.
  • Authorities if required by law or to protect our legal rights.
  • Automated spam detection services for comments.
  • If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

6. Data Retention

  • If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
  • For registered users (if applicable), we store personal information in their profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also edit this information.

7. Your Rights and Choices
You may:

  • Request access to or deletion of your personal data by contacting us.
  • Opt out of analytics tracking by adjusting your browser settings or using opt-out tools.
  • Disable cookies through your browser settings.
  • Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including data you provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold, except for data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

8. Data Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of online transmission is 100% secure.

9. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites.

10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us using our contact page.

Last Updated: March 31st 2025