Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

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

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

After approval of your comment, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.

3. Media

If you upload images to our website, avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location information from images shared on the site.

4. Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to re-fill your details in the future. These cookies last for one year.

When visiting the login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This contains no personal data and is deleted when the browser is closed.

When you log in, several cookies are created 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” keeps your login active for two weeks.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. It contains only the post ID and no personal data. It expires in one day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this website may include embedded content (such as images, videos, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if you visited that website directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content, including tracking your activity if you have an account and are logged in to that site.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us automatically approve future comments instead of holding them for moderation.

For users that create an account on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except the username, which cannot be changed. Website administrators can also access and edit this data.

8. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on our site, or have left comments, you may request an exported file of your personal data that we store, including any information you provided.

You may also request that we delete your personal data. This excludes data that must be retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

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