Effective Date: [10/01/2024]
Welcome to TheTechGuard.com (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information. By using our services, you agree to the terms of this policy.
1. Who we are
Our website address is https://thetechguard.com.
2. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
3. Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
4. Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year. If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies; it contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set up several cookies to save your login information and 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. Editing or publishing an article sets an additional cookie with no personal data, indicating the post ID of the edited article. This cookie expires after 1 day.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) that behaves as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
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 for automatic approval of follow-up comments. For registered users, personal information provided in user profiles is stored unless deleted by the user or administrators.
8. Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or request erasure, excluding data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
9. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
For any privacy-related concerns or inquiries, please contact us at [contact@thetechguard.com].
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy, and any changes will be effective upon posting. Please review this policy periodically for updates.