Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 6th, 2012

Blue Flame Minerals (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy. This policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, https://blueflameminerals.com (“Website”). By using our Website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://blueflameminerals.com. Blue Flame Minerals specializes in helping mineral owners understand and optimize their financial opportunities related to mineral rights.

What Data We Collect

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the Website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the Website.

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 do not have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies 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 set several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” will extend your login persistence to two weeks. If you log out, login cookies are removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on our Website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves the same as if the visitor accessed the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

SMS Communications

By providing your phone number, you consent to receive SMS messages about financial opportunities, lease notifications, and required legal updates from Blue Flame Minerals. You can opt out of SMS communications at any time by replying “STOP” to any message. For help, reply “HELP” or contact us directly at [insert contact email/phone].

How We Use Your Data

We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To communicate with you, including responding to inquiries and sending SMS updates.
To provide and maintain the Website’s functionality.
To analyze how users interact with our Website to improve our services.
To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and policies.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share your information with:

Service Providers: Third-party vendors that assist in operating our Website or sending SMS communications.
Legal Authorities: When required to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes.
Spam Detection Services: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For registered users, we store personal information provided in their user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for usernames). 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.
Request that we delete any personal data we hold about you, except data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@blueflameminerals.com

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

Security of Your Data

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Please review this Privacy Policy periodically for updates.