Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 21, 2025

At Bookster NY, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you interact with our website, https://booksterny.com.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://booksterny.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized hash of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes publicly visible.

Media

If you upload images, you should avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract this data from the images.

Cookies

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.

Visiting the login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we set up cookies to save login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days, screen option cookies for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.

Editing or publishing an article sets a cookie with no personal data, which simply stores the post ID and expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). These act as if you visited the original site and may collect data, use cookies, or track interaction, especially if you are logged in to those websites.

Who We Share Your Data With

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

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for follow-up approvals. For registered users, we store the personal information they provide in their profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their data at any time (except their username). Website admins can also edit this information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request a copy of the personal data we hold. You can also request that we erase any data we hold about you — excluding data we’re obligated to retain for legal or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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

Contact Us

If you have questions or requests about your personal data or this policy, please contact us: