Privacy Policy
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://cipdesign.net.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
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 (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we 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 set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences:
- Login cookies last for two days.
- Screen options cookies last for one year.
- If “Remember Me” is selected, login persists for two weeks.
- When you log out, login cookies are removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved, indicating the post ID of the article. It expires after one day.
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 websites directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We may use third-party analytics tools to track and analyze website traffic and user behavior. These tools may collect anonymous data such as IP addresses and browser types.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties, except when required for website operation (e.g., spam detection services).
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic approval of follow-up comments.
For registered users, we store personal information in their user profiles. Users can edit or delete their information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also access and modify this data.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data. You may also request the deletion of any personal data we hold, except for data retained for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your Contact Information
If you have any privacy-related concerns, you can contact us at contact@cipdesign.net.
Additional Information
- How We Protect Your Data: We implement security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure.
- Data Breach Procedures: In the event of a data breach, we will take appropriate steps to notify affected users and authorities as required by law.
- Third-Party Data Sources: We do not receive personal data from third-party sources.
- Automated Decision Making & Profiling: We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling with user data.
- Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements: We comply with relevant privacy regulations applicable to our website.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Please review this page periodically for any changes.