Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Santa Tamandu Marine Patrol (STMP) operates this website to share information, updates, and community activities related to our marine patrol and flotilla operations.

Our website address is: https://santatamandu.org

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 the browser’s user agent string, to help detect spam.

An anonymized string derived from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it.

The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/

After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Membership Forms and Submitted Information

When individuals submit membership or registration forms on this website, we may collect personal information such as name, contact details, and other relevant membership data.

This information is used strictly for:

  • Membership documentation
  • Organizational communication
  • Administrative purposes within Santa Tamandu Marine Patrol

All submitted data is stored securely and used only for official organizational purposes.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading those with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). 

Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images posted on the site.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. 

These cookies are for convenience, so you do not need to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.

When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie may be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, cookies may be set to save login information and screen preferences.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles.

Embedded content behaves as if the visitor had visited the external website directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track interactions with embedded content.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or distribute personal data to third parties. 

Personal information may only be accessed by authorized administrators of Santa Tamandu Marine Patrol for operational purposes.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata may be retained indefinitely so follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically.

For users who register on the website, personal information provided in user profiles is stored and can be edited or deleted by the user (except usernames).

Website administrators may also view and edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.

You may also request that we erase personal data we hold about you, except for information required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked by automated spam-detection services to protect the website from spam and abuse.