Our website address is: https://biographyocean.com
What and why we collect personal data:
Comments
We record viewers comments and their IP address and browser user agent string in order to assist spam detection.
The anonymized string developed from your email address may be offered to the Gravatar service. This is to see if you are active on it or not. Access Gravatar service privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public via your comment.
Media
In case of uploading images to the website, do not upload images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Website visitors can access, download and extract any location data from images available on the website.
Cookies
When leaving a comment on our website, you can opt to save your personal information including, name, email address and website in cookies. This will help you avoid filling your details again since the cookies will last for a year.
When you visit our login page, you will come across a temporary cookie which is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies or not. No personal information is included in the cookies and will be discarded when you close your browser.
Once you log in, there are several cookies to save your login information and other data. The login cookies get saved for two days whereas screen options cookies get saved for a year. Selecting “Remember Me”, will save your login information for two weeks. The moment you log out of your account, the login cookies will get discarded.
If you choose to publish or edit an article, an additional cookie will be recorded in your browser. This cookie simply includes the post ID of the edited article and expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from third-party sites
The articles published on this website may contain embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites implicates visitor behaviour on other websites.
Such websites gather personal data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and record your engagement with that embedded content.
Analytics
We might indulge in utilising third-party service providers to monitor and assess the use of our service.
Google Analytics
A web traffic examining tool, get to know about privacy policy for Google Analytics here: https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html
Google Adsense
Google leverages DART cookie as enables it to understand consumer interest and provide ads based on their pattern of website visit. DART in no way tracks personal data and uses “non personally identifiable information.” You can discard the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy here: http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
How long we retain data
When you choose to leave a comment on our website, the comment along with its metadata are saved indefinitely. We follow this practice to recognize and authorise any follow-up comments automatically.
For those who choose to register on our website, we store their user profile data. The users have access to review, edit, or delete their individual information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website assessors have also the rights to see and edit that information.
What rights you access in context of your personal information
When you choose to make an account on our site and leave comments, you can ask for an
exported file of your personal data. You can also raise a request to eliminate any of your personal data. This forbids any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where can your data be transferred
Comments made by visitors can be verified through an automated spam detection service.
Additional information
If you opt to leverage the website for commercial purposes and require more personal data, then here is a look at additional privacy policy information aside from what we have already discussed.
Data protection measures
To safeguard the data of our viewers we utilise measures such as encryption, two-factor authentication and prioritize staff training in data protection. We also carry privacy impact assessment with a motive to ensure supreme protection of our viewers data.
Data breach procedures
To avoid data breach, we follow various procedures such as internal reporting systems, contact mechanisms, or bug bounties.
Third party data
In case of third party data, including advertisers, we make sure to protect their interest and information.
User data profiling
If your web site provides services based on automated decision making, it is important to provide information about how the data is being used, what action is being taken depending on it and what rights users can access over decisions made without human involvement.
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
In case you are a part of a regulated industry, or if you are subject to additional privacy laws, make sure to disclose that information here.
Coppa (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control in the event of collection of personal data from children under 13. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, advocates the COPPA Rule, which includes the course of action operators of websites and online services need to follow to safeguard children’s privacy and safety online. We do not particularly cater to children under 13.
Collection of your email address implies
Your email address is collected with the motive to disseminate information, respond to inquiries, and other requests. In addition, it is used to maintain our mailing list and send continued updates.
Privacy Policy Updates
We hold the right to improve or modify this privacy policy at any time. In case of change, we may or may not notify you, thus it is advised for you to review this privacy policy every now and then.
Contacting Us
In case of any queries regarding privacy policy, please reach us out at: Biographyocean.com