Effective Date: 06/01/2025
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://thebalancemethodfinancial.com. We are The Balance Method Financial Solutions—California-based, remote-friendly, and committed to respecting your privacy.
Comments
When you leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent to help us detect and prevent spam.
We may also use an anonymized version of your email address (called a hash) to check if you’re using the Gravatar service. You can read their privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy. Once your comment is approved, your profile image (if you have one) may appear publicly next to your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site could potentially download and extract that information from your images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter your info next time. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page (primarily for site admins), a temporary cookie will check if your browser accepts cookies. It doesn’t store personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login info and display preferences. Login cookies last two days (or two weeks if you check “Remember Me”). Screen option cookies last a year. Logging out deletes login cookies.
If you edit or publish a page or post, another cookie will be stored in your browser. It contains the ID of the post and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Sites
Some articles or pages may include embedded content (like videos or social posts). Embedded content acts the same as if you visited the originating site.
These sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content—especially if you’re logged in to that site.
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
If you leave a comment, we retain the comment and its metadata indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-ups automatically.
For users who register on our site (if any), we store the personal info you provide in your user profile. You can see, edit, or delete your data anytime (except usernames). Admins can also view and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an export of your personal data. You can also ask us to erase any data we hold—except anything we’re legally required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to keep the community safe and tidy.