Privacy Policy for AuRatio.us
- Introduction
Welcome to AuRatio.us. Your privacy is of utmost importance to us. This privacy policy outlines the types of personal information we collect, why we collect it, and how we handle it. We encourage you to read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information.
- Who We Are
Our website address is https://auratio.us.
- What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
a. Comments
When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and your browser user agent string to assist in spam detection.
To provide a more personalized experience, an anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be given to the Gravatar service. This is to check if you are using it and to enable your profile picture to be publicly visible alongside your comment once approved. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
b. Media
If you upload images to the website, we strongly advise against uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Other visitors can download these images and extract the location data.
c. Cookies
To enhance your user experience, if you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. This means you won’t have to reenter this information when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
When you visit our login page, we use a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Upon logging in, we set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie, containing no personal data, simply denotes the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
d. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our articles may include embedded content (such as videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. This content behaves exactly as if you have visited the other website directly.
Please note that these websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
- Data Retention
If you leave a comment, we retain the comment and its metadata indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically rather than keeping them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information anytime (username changes are prohibited). Website administrators can also see and edit this information.
- Your Data Rights
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided to us. Additionally, you may request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This excludes data we are legally obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
- Data Transfers
Please note that visitor comments may be verified via an automated spam detection service.
By using our website, you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.
