Privacy Policy
This privacy policy describes the personal data that is collected or generated (processed) when you use the website. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal data collected when you use our site and how your personal data is used, shared, and protected. It also explains the choices you have regarding your personal data and how to contact us.
⦁ Use of Collected Personal Data
We do not automatically and directly collect any data about you. However, we may collect information, including personal information, from third parties (see the Cookies section).
⦁ Contact Forms
You may choose to provide us with information when you fill out a form. This information will be sent to us via email and will not be stored anywhere other than our messaging service. This information will be used solely to respond to your request. If any information is likely to be used for commercial purposes, this will be indicated at the end of the form. We will always ask for your consent when collecting information via a form.
⦁ Use of Cookies
What is a cookie? A cookie is a small data file that is transferred and stored on your device. In practical terms, a cookie allows us, for example, to recognize your browser, your language, or to retain your preferences. Two types of cookies are used on our site: “session cookies” and “persistent cookies”. Session cookies expire when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain on your device after your browser is closed and can be used again during your next visit to our site. More information is available at allaboutcookies.org.
Our Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you will be offered the option to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is solely for your convenience so that you do not have to enter this information again when leaving another comment. These cookies expire after one year. If you have an account and you log in to this site, a temporary cookie will be created to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It does not contain personal data and will be automatically deleted when you close your browser. When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen preferences. The lifespan of a login cookie is two days, and the lifespan of a screen option cookie is one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login cookie will be kept for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookie will be removed. When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not contain any personal data. It simply indicates the ID of the article you just edited and expires after one day.
Third-party Cookies
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor were visiting the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, and track your interactions with embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to their website. We may allow certain business partners to install technologies on our site. These partners use these technologies to help us analyze how you use the site, such as noting third-party services through which you arrived at the Platform, marketing and promoting our services on our site and third-party websites, helping us detect and prevent fraud, conducting risk assessments, or collecting information about your activities on the website. Our website may use social plugins provided and operated by third-party companies, such as the Facebook “Like” button. As a result, you may send to the third party the information you view in a specific section of our site. If you are not logged into your account with the third party, it will not be able to identify you. If you are logged into your account with the third party, it can link the information or actions related to your interactions with our site to the account you hold with the relevant third party. Please refer to the third party’s privacy policies for more information on its data practices. The list of third-party cookies used on this site is available from the cookie management panel.
⦁ Statistics and Audience Measurement
Regarding analysis, we work with Google Analytics to obtain information about the use of our website in order to improve it. Google Analytics can be disabled from the cookie management panel. To prevent Google Analytics from using your information for analytical purposes, you can also install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on by clicking here. Please note that we have no control over this deactivation link, and we are not responsible for the availability or accuracy of this mechanism. Refer to this documentation for more information. Data Storage Durations 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.
⦁ Your Rights Regarding Your Data
If you have submitted a contact form, you can request to receive a file containing all the personal data we hold about you, including the data you have provided. You can also request the deletion of personal data about you. This does not include data stored for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
⦁ Transmission of Your Personal Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated unwanted comment detection service. All personal data we process is handled within the European Union.
⦁ How We Protect Your Data
We continuously implement and update site security to protect your information against unauthorized access, loss, destruction, or alteration. We strive to make your data as invulnerable as possible. Since the internet is not a 100% secure environment, we cannot fully guarantee the security of transmitting or storing your information.
⦁ Contact Information
For any inquiries or questions regarding your personal data, please contact us at [contact email]. Other contact information is available in our legal notices. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before taking further action regarding your request.
