Privacy Policy

Who We Are

This website is Brindle Horses (https://www.brindlehorses.com), a reference resource covering the genetics, science, and history of brindle coat patterns and related rare equine phenotypes. Contact us at: [email protected]

What Data We Collect

We collect limited personal data only when you voluntarily provide it. This includes:

  • Name, email address, and website URL if you submit a comment
  • IP address and browser user-agent string when you visit or comment (used for spam detection and security logging)
  • Data you voluntarily enter in any contact or inquiry form

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data to third parties.

Cookies

This site uses cookies for the following purposes:

  • Comment cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last one year.
  • Session cookies: A temporary cookie is set when you visit the login page to check whether your browser accepts cookies. It is discarded when you close your browser and contains no personal data.
  • Analytics cookies: We may use analytics services (such as Google Analytics) that set cookies to understand how visitors use the site. These cookies collect aggregate, anonymized data.

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

Analytics

We may use third-party analytics services to understand site traffic and usage patterns. Analytics data is collected in aggregate and anonymized form. We do not use analytics data to identify individual visitors.

Embedded Content

Pages on this site may include embedded content (such as videos or images) from other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you had visited those websites directly. Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their associated metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically. For registered users (if any), personal information is retained in the user profile until the account is deleted. You may request deletion at any time (see Your Rights below).

Your Rights

If you have left comments on this site, or hold a registered account, you may request:

  • An export of the personal data we hold about you
  • Correction of inaccurate data
  • Erasure of your personal data, subject to any legal obligations to retain it

To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].

Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, or loss. This site is served over HTTPS.

Contact

Questions about this privacy policy may be directed to [email protected].