Privacy Policy
Who We Are (smartcopons.com)
Our website address is: https://smartcopons.com.
Data Collection and Purpose:
- Comments: We collect comment form data, IP address, and browser user agent for spam detection. Your anonymized email (hash) may be used with Gravatar (privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/) to display your profile picture upon comment approval.
- Media: Avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can extract this.
- Contact Forms: Data submitted via contact forms is collected.
- Cookies: We use cookies to remember your name, email, and website for future comments (lasting one year). A temporary cookie checks browser cookie acceptance on the login page (no personal data, discarded on browser close). Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last one year. “Remember Me” extends login to two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies. Editing/publishing an article saves a cookie indicating the post ID (expires in 1 day, no personal data).
- Embedded Content: Embedded content from other websites may function as if you visited those sites, potentially collecting your data, using cookies, and tracking your interaction if you are logged into those sites.
- Analytics: We use analytics to understand website traffic.
Data Sharing:
- Password reset requests include your IP address in the email.
- Visitor comments may be sent to an automated spam detection service.
- We may share data with analytics providers.
Data Retention:
- Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely for automatic approval of follow-up comments.
- Registered user personal information is stored in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their data (except username). Administrators can also access this.
Your Rights:
- You can request an exported file of your personal data we hold, including what you’ve provided.
- You can request erasure of your personal data (excluding data we must keep for legal, administrative, or security reasons).
Data Security:
We implement measures to protect your data.
Data Breach Procedures:
We have procedures in place to address potential data breaches.
Third-Party Data:
We may receive data from third-party analytics providers.
Automated Decision Making/Profiling:
We may use automated systems for spam detection.
Contact Information:
