Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2/15/2026

Who We Are

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

Into The Margins is dedicated to exploring entrepreneurship through candid interviews, assessing risks, and uncovering the realities of running a business.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect:

• Data entered in the comments form
• Visitor’s IP address
• Browser user agent string

This information helps with spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available in the Automattic Privacy Policy.

Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Media

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

Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your:

• Name
• Email
• Website

These cookies are for convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again when commenting. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie:

• Contains no personal data
• Is discarded when you close your browser

When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences:

• Login cookies last for two days (or two weeks if you select “Remember Me”)
• Screen options cookies last for one year
• Logging out removes login cookies

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie:

• Contains no personal data
• Expires after one day

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles).

Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly. These sites may:

• Collect data about you
• Use cookies
• Track your interactions
• Monitor your activity

This is especially true if you have an account and are logged into that website.

Who We Share Your Data With

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

Additionally, we may share data with third-party services for:

• Spam detection
• Analytics
• Website functionality

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments

Comments are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

Registered Users

If you create an account, we store your profile data. You can:

• See your personal information
• Edit your personal information
• Delete your personal information

(Except your username.)

Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request:

• An exported file of the personal data we hold about you
• That we erase any personal data we hold

This does not include data we are required to keep for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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

Additionally, we may use third-party services for:

• Website functionality
• Analytics
• Security