Who we are

Brookhaven Parks & Recreation operates this website to provide information about community programs, parks, events, and recreational activities in Brookhaven, Mississippi.

Website Address: https://www.brookhavenrecreation.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 (a hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to verify if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if available through Gravatar) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website (for example, to participate in a community photo submission), please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from such images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page (for administrators or contributors), we 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 set up to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply stores the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos of community events, images, or maps). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if the visitor has visited those sites directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, especially if you are logged in to an account on those websites (for example, Google or Facebook).

Who we share your data with

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

We do not sell or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes. Data collected through contact or event registration forms is used solely for community communication and administrative purposes.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.

For registered users (administrators, staff, or contributors), we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also access 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 have provided. You can also request that we erase your personal data. This does not include data we are obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (such as Akismet).

Form submissions or contact inquiries may be processed through trusted third-party tools to ensure secure communication and follow-up (e.g., Google Forms, Mailchimp, or other email delivery services).