Who We Are

Our website, Students Recover, is dedicated to providing an inclusive and supportive online community for post-secondary students in recovery from substance use and other mental health challenges. Our website address is: [your website URL].

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 help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (known as a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available at Gravatar Privacy Policy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you choose to upload images to our website, please ensure that they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images posted on the site.

Cookies

We use cookies for several reasons:

• Comments: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year.
• Login: When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is deleted when you close your browser. When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login for two weeks. When you log out, the login cookies are removed.
• Editing or Publishing: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on our site may feature embedded content, such as videos, images, or articles. This embedded content behaves in the same way as if you were visiting the original website. These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.

How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments: If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
• Registered Users: For users who register on our site, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators can also view and edit user profiles.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase your personal data. This excludes any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be reviewed using an automated spam detection service to maintain site integrity and security.