Privacy Policy for BeardyNerd
1. Introduction
Welcome to BeardyNerd. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us.
2. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://beardynerd.com.
3. Data We Collect
a. Comments: When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email may be sent to Gravatar to check its usage. After your comment’s approval, your profile picture becomes publicly visible with your comment.
b. Media: If you upload images, ensure they don’t have embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as visitors can extract this data.
c. Contact Forms: We store data entered for communication purposes only.
d. Cookies: Cookies store user preferences to enhance your website experience. They remember your details in comment forms, login status, and user interface choices.
e. Embedded Content: Articles may have content (videos, images, etc.) from other websites, which may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction, especially if you’re logged into that site.
f. Analytics: We use analytics to improve user experience.
4. Data Sharing
a. Password Reset: If you request a password reset, the reset email will include your IP address.
b. Spam Detection: Comments may be verified through an automated spam detection service.
5. Data Retention
a. Comments: Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely for follow-up comments.
b. Registered Users: For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information anytime (except username). Administrators can also access and edit this information.
6. Your Rights
You can request an exported file of your personal data or its erasure. This excludes data we need for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
7. Data Security
We prioritize your data’s security. While no online service is 100% secure, we work very hard to protect your data against unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction, and take reasonable measures to do so.
8. Data Breach Procedures
In case of a data breach, we will notify affected users and take necessary steps to minimize the impact and prevent future breaches.
9. Third Parties
We may receive data from third parties that are not listed in this policy, for various purposes like analytics and marketing.
10. Automated Decision Making
We may use automated decision-making for user profiling to enhance user experience.
11. Regulatory Disclosures
We adhere to industry regulatory disclosure requirements.
12. Contact Us
For any concerns or questions about this privacy policy, please contact us.
This privacy policy is subject to change without notice. We recommend reviewing it periodically.
