Welcome to The Tech Tower. Your privacy is important to us. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit https://thetechtower.com.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://thetechtower.com. We provide tech-related content, resources, and insights to our audience.
Information We Collect
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience:
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These last for one year.
- If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to check if your browser accepts cookies. It is deleted when you close your browser.
- When you log in, we’ll set several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences:
- Login cookies last two days.
- “Remember Me” extends login to two weeks.
- Display preference cookies last one year.
- If you log out, login cookies are removed.
- When editing or publishing content, an extra cookie will be saved, which expires after one day and contains no personal data.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other site. These sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Other than that, we do not sell or share your personal data with third parties, except as required for legal compliance or site operation.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and auto-approve future comments.
- For registered users (if any), we store personal information in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal info anytime, except for their username. Administrators can also access and modify this information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold, except where data must be retained for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Advertising and Third-Party Services
We may use Google AdSense and other third-party advertising networks to serve ads. These networks may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to display relevant ads. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites.
You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting: Ads Settings
For more information about how Google uses data, visit:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy as needed. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, contact us at:
Email: info@thetechtower.com]
Website: https://thetechtower.com