Who we are
Our website address is: VisitGarretsonSD.com. We are sponsored and operated by the Garretson Commercial Club, a partnership between the businesses of Garretson, South Dakota.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Only those who are current Commercial Club members may have a Partner account. With that account, Partners are able to post updates, information, update their business information, and more. Partner accounts for those who no longer wish to be Commercial Club members may be suspended.
Those who wish to update their business information on this site without a Partner account may use this form to change their information.
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.
Contact forms
Information sent through contact forms may be held for up to 90 days and will be sent to the designated email address.
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 that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for up to a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact 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 with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
This website may use analytics software to improve your experience. Information will not be sold.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see 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 to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
Any business may request at any time for parts or all of their contact information to be removed from this site.
Additional information
How we protect your data
Your data is protected through the use of trusted website partners, but we cannot guarantee that a weak password may leave your account open to hacking. We recommend using a strong password in order to prevent outside actors from accessing your Partner account.
What data breach procedures we have in place
You may request a password re-set at any time. If your data is exposed, we will do our best to alert you as we become aware of it.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
The Garretson Commercial Club is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.