Privacy Policy for News Hindiluck

At news.hindiluck.com, we value your privacy. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you interact with our website.

1. Information Collection and Use

• Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection.
• Gravatar: An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify if you use it. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment. You can view their privacy policy here: Automattic Privacy.
• Media: If you upload images to our site, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors may be able to download and extract this data.

2. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience:

• Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you can opt-in to saving your name, email, and website. These last for one year so you don’t have to re-enter your details.
• Login Cookies: * Temporary cookies are used on the login page to check browser compatibility (deleted when you close your browser).
  • Login cookies last for two days (or two weeks if you select “Remember Me”).
  • Screen preference cookies last for one year.
• Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, a non-personal cookie indicating the post ID is saved for 24 hours.

3. Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited that specific site. These external sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction if you have an account with them.

4. Data Sharing and Retention

• Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security.
• Retention: * Comments: Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to allow for automatic approval of follow-up comments.
  • User Profiles: For registered users, we store the personal info provided in their profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their info (except usernames) at any time.

5. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request:

1. An exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
2. The erasure of your personal data.Note: This does not include data we are legally or securely required to keep for administrative purposes.

6. Where Your Data Is Sent

To ensure a safe environment, visitor comments are filtered through an automated spam detection service.