Welcome to techchives.com. This article discusses the personal information received and collected by our website and how it is used. Techchives.com has been referred to as “We,” “our,” “The website”, or “us” and the clients as “You”, “Users”, or “User” in this article. We care about your privacy, and this policy specifically describes how we do so.
Comments:
We gather and store the information users provide on the comments form. It includes the visitor’s IP address, and the user agent string from their browser when they comment on our site to assist in spam.
In order to see if it is spam, we provide the Gravatar service with an encrypted string formed from your email address. Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be displayed next to it.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Techchives.com uses cookies to monitor user-specific information on the websites they access or visit. We retain information about user preferences and customize web page content accordingly. These cookies are necessary for the efficient operation of our website. They make it possible for you to use our site’s features with ease.
In case you leave a comment on our website, you may allow us to save your name and email address. The reason for that is to save you time when you leave another comment. You will not have to fill in the form repeatedly. These cookies will be automatically deleted after a year.
Another type of cookie used on the website is a temporary one used to check if your browser accepts cookies. Upon closing the browser, the cookies will be deleted.
On logging in to the website, cookies are generated to save your login credentials and screen customization details. The duration of Cookies is as follows:
Login Cookies: Two days.
Screen Option Cookies: One year
If you select the option “Remember me”, the login cookies will have a lifetime of about 14 days. When you log out, the cookies are deleted immediately.
Upon editing or publishing a post, additional cookies will be generated. These only contain the Post ID you updated and will be deleted after one day.
Content from other websites:
The posts/articles may have media like images, videos, and articles from other websites. It is like the visitor is visiting another website. These websites may track your interaction with the embedded content, gather information about you, utilize cookies, embed additional third-party monitoring, and monitor your activity. This includes tracking your activity if you have an account and are signed into the website.
Who is your data shared with?
Your IP address will be shared with you if you request to change the password.
How long is your data retained
In case of a comment, it is stored forever along with its metadata. The purpose is to detect and approve any subsequent comments without having to manually moderate them.
If you register on our website, we store the data you provide in the form. You can manage and edit all your data except the username. The website also holds the rights to edit and access the data you have provided.
Can you request for retrieval of your data
If you comment on the website or register on it, you can request to delete and/or receive an exported file of the data you have provided previously. However, techchives.com holds the right to keep the data for legal, security, or administrative purposes.