This Techy Popat privacy policy explains what information our website collects, how we use it, and what choices you have. Please read it before you use techypopat.com.

About This Privacy Policy

Our website address is: https://techypopat.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data in the comments form. We also collect the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This helps us detect spam.

We may send an anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) to the Gravatar service. The service checks whether you use Gravatar. You can read the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After we approve your comment, the public can see your profile picture next to your comment.

Media

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

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies save you from filling in your details again when you leave another comment. They last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data. Your browser discards it when you close the browser.

When you log in, we also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days. Screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login lasts for two weeks. When you log out, we remove the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, your browser saves an additional cookie. This cookie includes no personal data. It only shows 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 same way as if you visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you and use cookies. They may embed additional third-party tracking and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. This includes tracking when you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, we include your IP address in the reset email.

Data Retention in Our Privacy Policy

If you leave a comment, we keep the comment and its metadata indefinitely. This lets us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. Otherwise, we would hold them in a moderation queue.

Users who register on our website (if any) give us personal information in their user profile, and we store it. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time. They cannot change their username. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Your Rights Under This Privacy Policy

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. This includes any data you gave us. You can also ask us to erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

An automated spam detection service may check visitor comments.

Questions About This Privacy Policy

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please visit our contact page and send us a message.