Data Collection and Privacy Policy at Dillman Family Association

Who We Are

The Dillman Family Association is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to discovering and preserving the family history of those who carry the Dillman name and its many variations.

Our mission is to help individuals connect with their roots, share their stories, and support one another in exploring our shared heritage.

Website: https://dillmanfamilyassociation.org

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the information provided in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser details. This helps us prevent spam and keep our online community safe.

If you use the Gravatar service for profile photos, an anonymous version of your email address may be shared with Gravatar to see if you have an account there. Their privacy policy can be found at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available) will appear beside it.

Media

If you upload photos or documents to our site, please remove any location data (EXIF GPS) before uploading. This helps protect your privacy, as others may be able to view where an image was taken if the data is included.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to make your visit more convenient.

When you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in a cookie. These cookies last for one year.
When you visit our login page, we create a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set up cookies to remember your login information and display preferences.
- Login cookies last two days.
- Display preference cookies last one year.
- If you choose “Remember Me,” your login stays active for two weeks.
Logging out removes your login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie (with no personal data) is saved to record the post ID. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content

Our articles may include materials from other websites, such as videos, images, or articles. This embedded content behaves as if you had visited the other website directly. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, or track your activity—especially if you are logged in to their platform.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. The Dillman Family Association values your privacy and does not sell or share your personal information with any other organization.

How Long We Keep Your Data

Comments and related information are kept indefinitely, allowing us to recognize and approve future comments automatically.

If you register on our website, we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete your information at any time (except for your username). Website administrators can also view and update user information as needed.

Your Rights

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

A copy of the personal data we hold about you.
The removal of your personal data from our records.

Please note that we may need to keep some information for legal, administrative, or security reasons.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to help keep our community secure and welcoming.

`Essential`

Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.

`Google reCAPTCHA`

Google reCAPTCHA helps protect websites from spam and abuse by verifying user interactions through challenges.

`Login`

These cookies are used for managing login functionality on this website.

Cookie ID	Purpose	Duration
wordpress_logged_in	Used to store logged-in users.	Persistent
wordpress_sec	Used to track the user across multiple sessions.	15 days
wordpress_test_cookie	Used to determine if cookies are enabled.	Session

`Statistics`

Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.

`Google Analytics`

Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.

Learn moreCookie ID Purpose Duration
_gac_ Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together. 90 days
__utma ID used to identify users and sessions 2 years after last activity
__utmt Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests 10 minutes
__utmb Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server. 30 minutes after last activity
__utmc Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session. End of session (browser)
__utmz Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server 6 months after last activity
__utmv Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server. 2 years after last activity
__utmx Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. 18 months
_ga ID used to identify users 2 years
_gali Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked 30 seconds
_ga_ ID used to identify users 2 years
_gid ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity 24 hours
_gat Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager 1 minute
Marketing
Marketing cookies are used to follow visitors to websites. The intention is to show ads that are relevant and engaging to the individual user.
Optinmonster
OptinMonster is a powerful lead generation tool that helps businesses convert visitors into subscribers and customers.
Learn moreCookie ID Purpose Duration
_omra Used to store interaction and conversion data for campaigns in conjunction with Revenue Attribution 1 year
omCountdown-{id}-{elementId} Used for countdown elements {elementId} in campaigns {id} to determine when it should complete Session
om-{id}-closed / omSlideClosed-{id} Used specifically with slide-in campaigns {id} to determine if it has been closed or not by a visitor.  30 days
om-success-cookie / omSuccessCookie used to determine if a visitor has successfully opted in to any campaign on your site to unlock content when using the Content Locking feature. 365 days
om-success-{id} / omSuccess-{id} Used to determine if a visitor has successfully opted in to a campaign with the ID of {id} on your site 365 days
omSeen-{id} Used to determine if a visitor has been shown a campaign by the slug. No expiration date 30 days
om-{id} used to determine if a visitor has interacted with a campaign ID of {id} on your site. 30 days
om-interaction-cookie / omGlobalInteractionCookie Used to determine if a visitor has interacted with any campaign on your site. Session
om-global-cookie / omGlobalSuccessCookie Used to prevent any future OptinMonster campaigns from showing on your site.  Session
_omappvs Cookie is used to identify returning visitors 1 day
_omappvp Cookie is used to identify returning visitors 1 day
Youtube
A video-sharing platform for users to upload, view, and share videos across various genres and topics.
Learn moreCookie ID Purpose Duration
GPS Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location. 1 day
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. Also used for marketing 179 days
PREF This cookie stores your preferences and other information, in particular preferred language, how many search results you wish to be shown on your page, and whether or not you wish to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on. 10 years from set/ update
YSC Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. Session
DEVICE_INFO Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website. 179 days
LOGIN_INFO This cookie is used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. 2 years
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA Youtube visitor privacy metadata cookie 180 days