SmartSynonymz respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect when you visit smartsynonymz.com, how we use it, and the choices you have. In short, we collect as little as possible. We never sell your personal data, and we do not use it for advertising.
What data is collected
When you leave a comment on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, plus your IP address and browser user agent string. We use these details to help detect spam. In addition, if you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.
If you send us a message through the Contact Us page, we receive the details you type into the form, such as your name and email address. We use those details only to reply to you.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, 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 simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content, such as videos, images and articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in exactly the same way as if you had visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Third-party services
We may share data with services that help run the site, such as spam detection for comments and our hosting provider. These services receive only what they need to do their job. For example, visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. We do not share your data with advertisers, and we do not sell it to anyone.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Apart from that, we share personal data only when the law requires it, or when it is needed to keep the website safe and working.
How long we retain your data
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. For users that register on our website, if any, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit or delete their own personal information at any time, except that they cannot change their username. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Apart from that, your data stays with SmartSynonymz and the services listed above.
Contact us about this Privacy Policy
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or you would like a copy of the data we hold about you, please visit our Contact Us page and send us a message. We may update this policy from time to time, and the version on this page is always the current one.