Who we are
Huetson GIS
Based in Huntsville, Alabama, Huetson GIS delivers cloud-powered web mapping, ArcGIS Field Maps & Forms deployments, and spatial data analytics. Our website address is:
https://www.huetsongis.com
Comments
When you leave a comment on our site, you provide:
- Your name, email address, and (optionally) website URL
- Your comment text
We also record your IP address and browser “user agent” string to help detect and filter spam. If you supply an email address, we may send an anonymized hash (a “Gravatar hash”) to the Gravatar service to see if you use a profile picture. Once your comment is approved, your chosen avatar appears publicly next to your comment. For details on how Gravatar handles data, see https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Media
When you upload an image to Huetson GIS (for example, via a guest post or as part of a case study submission), please strip any embedded location metadata (EXIF GPS) before uploading. All uploaded image files remain on our server at Hostinger; any location tags still embedded can be extracted by visitors.
Cookies
Comment-form cookies: If you leave a comment, you can opt-in to store your name, email, and website in a cookie. That way you don’t have to re-enter them next time you comment. These cookies persist for one year.
Login cookies: If (in the future) we enable a subscriber or editor login, we’ll set a temporary cookie to check that your browser accepts cookies. Once you’re logged in, we’ll store login details for two days (or two weeks if you choose “Remember Me”) and screen-choice settings for one year.
Post-edit cookies (future feature): If we add an author/editor portal, a one-day cookie will record which post you just edited to help you resume work more easily.
Embedded content from other websites
We may embed ArcGIS Online maps, YouTube demos, or other third-party content. Embedded items behave exactly as if you’d visited those external sites directly. Those services may set their own cookies, collect data about your interaction, and track whether you’re logged in to their platforms.
Who we share your data with
Spam filtering: Comments are run through an automated spam-detection service (e.g. Akismet).
Password resets (future): If you ever register as a site contributor or subscriber (planned feature), requesting a password reset will send your IP address in the reset email.
We do not sell or rent your personal information. Any third-party sharing is strictly for site security or functional purposes.
How long we retain your data
Comments & metadata: Indefinitely, so that follow-up comments can be approved automatically rather than held in moderation.
Registered users (future): Profile data you enter remains until you delete your account; administrators can also purge inactive accounts after 24 months in accordance with Alabama retention guidelines.
Your Data Rights
Under U.S. and Alabama law, you can:
- Request a copy of all personal data we hold about you (comments, profile info) in a portable format.
- Ask us to delete any personal data we store, except for information we are legally required to keep (e.g., records of transaction history, legal notices).
Send any data-access or data-deletion requests to privacy@huetsongis.com.
Where your data is sent
All visitor comments are checked by our spam-filter service and logged on Hostinger’s secure servers in the eastern U.S. No visitor data is transferred outside U.S.-based systems without explicit consent.