Who we are
LocalRoots Directory is a community-driven business directory for Dixon, Sterling, Rock Falls, and surrounding areas.
Our website address is: https://localrootsdirectory.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Media
If you upload images to the website (e.g., for a business listing), please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
- If you leave a comment or create an account, 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, several cookies are created to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
- If you edit or publish an article or listing, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the content you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles and listings on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, maps, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website.
These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction 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. Otherwise, we do not sell or share your data with third parties, except as necessary to maintain site functionality (e.g., hosting providers, spam filters).
How long we retain your data
- If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
- For users that register on our website (such as business owners claiming a listing), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for usernames).
- Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold, except for data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Business listing submissions may also be reviewed manually by LocalRoots Directory administrators before approval.