The website address is
www.afronics.com.
Personal Data Collection
and Purpose
1. Comments:
When visitors submit comments on
the website, we collect the information provided in the comments section, as
well as the visitor's IP address and browser user agent string to facilitate
spam detection.
An anonymized string, generated
from the email address (commonly referred to as a hash), may be transmitted to
the Gravatar service to determine the presence of an associated profile. The
Gravatar service's privacy policy can be accessed here: https://automattic.com/privacy.
Following the approval of your comment, your profile picture will be publicly
visible in conjunction with your comment.
2. Media:
In the event that you upload
images to the website, it is advisable to refrain from including images with
embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract location
data from images displayed on the website.
3. Contact Forms & Cookies:
Should you leave a comment on our
site, you may elect to save your name, email address, and website in cookies.
This is intended for your convenience to eliminate the need to re-enter your
details for subsequent comments. These cookies will remain stored for one year.
If you possess an account and log
in to the site, we will establish a temporary cookie to confirm whether your
browser accepts cookies. This particular cookie does not contain personal data
and will be discarded upon closing your browser.
Upon login, we will also
configure several cookies to retain your login information and display
preferences. Login cookies endure for two days, while screen options cookies
are effective for one year. Should you select the option "Remember
Me," your login information will remain active for two weeks. If you log
out of your account, the login cookies will be deleted.
If you edit or publish an
article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie does
not include personal data and merely indicates the post ID of the article that
was edited. It will expire after one day.
4. Embedded Content from Other Websites:
Articles on this site may contain
embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Such embedded content
functions in the same manner as if the visitor has directly accessed the other
website.
These external websites may
collect data regarding your interactions, utilize cookies, embed further
third-party tracking, and monitor your engagement with the embedded content,
including tracking interactions if you have an account and are logged in on
that website.
5. Data Retention and Analytics:
Comments and their associated
metadata will be retained indefinitely if you leave a comment. This allows us
to recognize and automatically approve any follow-up comments, thereby circumventing
moderation queues.
For users who register on our
website (if applicable), we also retain the personal information provided in
their user profiles. All users possess the capability to view, edit, or delete
their personal information at any time (with the exception that usernames
cannot be altered). Website administrators are also authorized to view and edit
this information.
6. Rights Regarding Personal Data:
If you have an account on this
site or have submitted comments, you may request an exported file of the
personal data we maintain about you, inclusive of any data you have provided.
Additionally, you may request the deletion of any personal data we possess
about you. This exclusion pertains to any data we are obligated to retain for
administrative, legal, or security reasons.
7. Data Submission:
Visitor comments may be reviewed
through an automated spam detection service.
8. Compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act:
The protection of the privacy of
young individuals is of paramount importance. Consequently, we do not collect
or maintain information on our site from individuals we know to be under the
age of 13, and no segment of our website is intentionally designed to attract
individuals under this age.
9. Acceptance of Terms:
By utilizing this site, you
signify your acceptance of this policy and the associated terms of service.
Should you disagree with this policy, we kindly request that you refrain from
using our site. Your continued use of the site following any changes to this
policy will be interpreted as your acceptance of those modifications.
Contact Information
Should you encounter any issues with the content or the website, please do not hesitate to contact us at afronics01@gmail.com.