Privacy Policy for thebrokenballots
Effective Date: 15-11-2024
At thebrokenballots, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard the data you provide when using our website. By using this website, you agree to the terms outlined in this privacy policy.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://thebrokenballots.in.
2. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
3. Media
If you upload images to the website, we encourage you to avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images displayed on the website.
4. Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so that you don’t have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to check 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 set several cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for one 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 does not contain any personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content, such as videos, images, and articles, from other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if you had visited those websites directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction 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. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically, instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username, which cannot be changed). Website administrators can also view and edit user information.
8. What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request 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, though this does not include any data we are required 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 to prevent spam and enhance site security.
10. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices or would like to request access to or deletion of your data, please contact us at:
[Insert Contact Email or Information]
This privacy policy may be updated periodically, and any changes will be posted on this page. We recommend reviewing this page regularly to stay informed about how we protect your data.