Introduction
Thank you for visiting thetechcompass.com. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal data when you interact with our website. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices and your rights regarding your personal information.
Collection of Personal Data
Comments
When you leave comments on our website, we collect the data you provide in the comments form, including your name, email address, and website (optional). Additionally, we collect your IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.
Gravatar
If you use the Gravatar service, an anonymous hash generated from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you have a profile picture associated with it. The Gravatar service privacy policy can be found at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please ensure that they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract such location data from the images.
Contact Forms
When you use our contact forms, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, and any other details you submit voluntarily. We use this information to respond to your inquiries or requests.
Cookies
We use cookies on our site to enhance your browsing experience. By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
When you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience, so you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will be stored for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies are stored for two days, and screen options cookies are stored for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and only indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Your Rights Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
As a resident of the European Union, you have certain rights concerning your personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These rights include:
The Right to Be Informed
You have the right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data. This includes information about the purpose for processing your data, how long we will retain your data, and who it will be shared with.
The Right of Access
You have the right to access your personal data and supplementary information, and the right to confirm that your data is being processed.
The Right to Rectification
You have the right to have inaccurate personal data rectified or completed if it is incomplete.
The Right to Erasure
Also known as the ‘right to be forgotten,’ you can request the deletion or removal of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing.
The Right to Restrict Processing
Under certain circumstances, you have the right to ‘block’ or suppress processing of personal data.
The Right to Data Portability
You can obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes across different services.
The Right to Object
You have the right to object to the processing of personal data under certain circumstances.
Rights in Relation to Automated Decision Making and Profiling
You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which has legal effects concerning you.
Please note that these rights are not absolute and are subject to certain exceptions. For more detailed information or to exercise these rights, please contact us.