Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2026

Who We Are

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

This website is operated by Friends of John Barofsky.

Information We Collect

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 with spam detection.

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 may be visible to the public in the context of
your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data
(EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images
on the website.

Email Subscriptions (MailPoet)

If you have subscribed to our newsletter, there is a chance you will receive emails from us.
We will only send you emails that you have signed up to receive.

To send emails, we collect and store the name and email address you provide. Our website may also log
the IP address used when you signed up in order to prevent abuse of the system.

This website uses MailPoet to send emails. MailPoet allows us to track email opens
and link clicks. This information is used solely to improve the content and effectiveness of our
communications.

No identifiable information is tracked outside this website beyond the email address you provide.
You may unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every email.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit this website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

IP address
Browser type and device information
Pages visited and time spent on the site
Referring URLs

This information is collected using analytics and tracking tools such as
Google Analytics and, where enabled, the Meta (Facebook) Pixel.

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 your convenience and last for one year.

If 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.

Login cookies and screen preference cookies may be used if administrative access is enabled. These
cookies store no sensitive personal information.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect
site functionality.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded
content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and
monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you
have an account and are logged in to that website.

Donations and External Links

This website may link to external websites to accept political donations.

Donations are processed by third-party platforms. We do not collect or store payment or financial
information on this website. Any information you provide on external sites is governed by their
respective privacy policies.

Who We Share Your Data With

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

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

We may also share limited data with trusted third-party service providers solely to operate the
website and communications, including email delivery, analytics, and advertising platforms.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us
recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

Email subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.

Your Rights Over Your Data

You may request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request that
we erase your personal data, except where we are required to retain it for administrative, legal,
or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent