Who We Are
Our website address is: https://johnmuirmovie.com. John Muir, The Unruly Mystic is a documentary film and publishing project operated by Michael Conti Productions LLC, based in Boulder, Colorado.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
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.
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 submitted through our contact forms — including your name, email address, and message — is used solely to respond to your inquiry. This data is stored securely and is never sold or shared with third parties.
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 such as videos, images, and articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.
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 if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics via Cloudflare Zaraz to understand how visitors interact with our content. Analytics data is collected in accordance with your cookie consent preferences. No personally identifiable information is shared with Google Analytics.
WooCommerce and Orders
When you place an order through our shop, we collect your name, email address, billing address, and payment information as required to process your transaction. Payment data is handled securely through our payment processor and is not stored on our servers. Order data is retained for accounting and legal purposes.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, trade, or transfer your personal data to outside parties. Data may be shared only with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website — including Akismet (spam protection), Cloudflare (security and performance), Google (analytics), and our payment processor — each bound by their own privacy policies.
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Links to Amazon products on this site may use affiliate tracking codes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website or place orders, we 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.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments or placed orders, 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. Order data is transmitted securely to our payment processor. No personal data is transferred outside of these necessary operational processes.
Contact Information
For any privacy-related questions or requests, please use our contact form.
Additional Information
How We Protect Your Data
This site is secured with Cloudflare (SSL/TLS encryption and firewall) and Wordfence Security (malware scanning and intrusion detection). All data transmission is encrypted via HTTPS.
Data Breach Procedures
In the event of a data breach, affected users will be notified promptly in accordance with applicable law.
Third-Party Data Sources
We do not receive personal data about you from third parties.
Automated Decision Making
This site does not use automated decision making or profiling with user data.
Cookie Policy
The following table lists all cookies used on this site, their purpose, and duration. This list is updated automatically as cookies change.
Last updated: May 2026 · John Muir, The Unruly Mystic · Michael Conti Productions LLC · Boulder, Colorado
