GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)
Who we are
At Bloggholic, we respect your privacy and we are committed to protecting it through our compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you use our website and services.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your 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.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who do we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights do you have over your data?
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
CCPA Privacy Rights (California Consumer Privacy Act)
Bloggholic respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information in compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose personal information about California residents who interact with our website, products, and services.
Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of Personal Information about California residents:
- Identifiers: name, email address, postal address, phone number, IP address, and other unique identifiers.
- Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute: signature, physical characteristics or description, state ID number, driver’s license number, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information.
- Commercial information: records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered.
- Internet or other electronic network activity: browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement.
- Geolocation data: physical location or movements.
- Inferences drawn from other personal information: profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, behaviors, and attitudes.
How We Use Personal Information
We may use the Personal Information we collect for the following business or commercial purposes:
- Providing and improving our products and services.
- Processing transactions and fulfilling orders.
- Sending marketing communications.
- Responding to inquiries and providing customer support.
- Conducting research and analysis.
- Detecting security incidents and protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity.
- Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
- Complying with legal obligations and defending against legal claims.
Sharing Personal Information
We may share Personal Information with the following categories of third parties:
- Service Providers: we may disclose Personal Information to third-party Service Providers who perform services on our behalf.
- Affiliates: we may share Personal Information with our corporate affiliates for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
- Third-Party Advertisers: we may share Personal Information with third-party advertisers to serve you relevant ads based on your interests and behavior.
- Business Partners: we may share Personal Information with our business partners to provide you with joint promotions, discounts, or other offerings.
- Legal Requirements: we may disclose Personal Information if we believe such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, prevent fraud or other illegal activities, or protect the personal safety of our employees or users.
Your Rights
As a California resident, you have the following rights regarding your Personal Information:
- Right to Know: you have the right to request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which the Personal Information was collected, the business or commercial purposes for which the Personal