Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains what information Hintpoint News collects, how it is used, and the choices you have regarding your data when you use this website.
Information We Collect
When you visit our site, we may automatically collect standard technical information such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited. If you leave a comment, we collect the information provided in the comment form along with your IP address and browser user agent to help with spam detection. If you register an account, we store the profile information you provide.
Comments
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be checked against the Gravatar service to display a profile picture. After a comment is approved, your profile picture is visible publicly alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the site, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract that data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in a cookie for your convenience on future comments; these last one year. Logging in sets cookies to save your login information, which last for two days (two weeks with \”Remember Me\” selected) and are removed when you log out. Screen display preference cookies last one year.
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos or images from other websites. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly, and those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
How We Share Data
If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email. We do not sell personal data to third parties.
How Long We Retain Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognized automatically. Registered users’ profile information is stored until the account is deleted; users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time except their username.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments on this site, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, or request that we erase it, except where we are required to retain it for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach out via our Contact page.
