Privacy Policy

Website Address

Our website address is: https://thedigitalshub.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the information provided in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can review the Gravatar service’s privacy policy here: https://thedigitalshub.com/privacy-policy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) will be visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the site, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from uploaded images.

Cookies

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, you can opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These are for convenience so you don’t have to re-enter details for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
  • Login: When you visit the 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.
  • User Preferences: After logging in, we set cookies to save login details and display preferences:
    • Login cookies last for two days.
    • Screen options cookies last for one year.
    • Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
  • Article Editing: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will save the post ID of the article you just edited. This cookie expires after one day and contains no personal data.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited those external sites directly.

These third-party websites may:

  • Collect data about you.
  • Use cookies.
  • Embed third-party tracking.
  • Monitor your interaction with their content, including tracking your activity if you are logged in to their site.

Who 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

  • Comments: Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
  • Registered Users: For users who register on our site, we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also access and edit user information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

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

  1. An Exported File of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided.
  2. Data Erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data. This does not include data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked using an automated spam detection service.

For any further questions or concerns about your data, feel free to contact us.