Who we are
Our website address is: https://olney.us.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment. No illegal content or Pornographic material.
Hate Crime and Reporting
In an emergency, dial 9-1-1 or your local police to get immediate help.
To report a hate crime:
If you believe you are the victim of a hate crime or that you witnessed a hate crime—
STEP 1: Report the crime to your state or local police.
- Dial 9-1-1 or call your local police station.
- Police officers may reach out to you for more information as they investigate the crime.
STEP 2: Quickly follow up this report by reporting the crime to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
- Online: You can report a hate crime to the FBI online at: tips.FBI.gov.
- Follow the instructions on the pop-ups and fill out the online form to report a hate crime.
- By Phone: Call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).
- You can also reach out to your local FBI field office. Find the phone number for the FBI field office closest to you at www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices.
- The FBI may reach out to you for more information as they investigate the crime.
Your Voice Matters: Not every hate incident involves a crime. You can report any incident to the Civil Rights Division at civilrights.justice.gov. Possible outcomes include:
- Following up for more information,
- Starting a mediation or investigation,
- Directing you to another organization for further help, or
- Informing you that we cannot help.
People and communities impacted by the incident may also still qualify for the relief outlined below.
Finding Help for Victims of Hate
Resource Center for Victims of Hate Crimes
The Justice Department-funded VictimConnect Resource Center provides information and assistance to victims of crimes, including hate crimes. Trained victim assistance specialists are available at no cost to help victims find local support services at 1-855-484-2846 or by chat at the website linked below.
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.
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 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.
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 your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Your data will be sent to Law Enforcement or Government Agencies in the event a proper request is made.