Last updated: 10/22/2024
At LearnToForge.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a safe online experience. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://learntoforge.com.
Information We Collect
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This helps us detect and prevent spam.
- Gravatar Service: An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check 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 becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the site.
Cookies
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 you don’t have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
Login Cookies
- When 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.
- Upon logging in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences:
- Login cookies last for two days.
- Screen options cookies last for a year.
- If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out of your account will remove the login cookies.
Editing and Publishing Cookies
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 one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves just as if you visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How We Use Your Data
Who We Share Your Data With
- Password Reset Requests: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Third-Party Services: We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. However, certain third-party service providers may have access to your data as part of their services to us (e.g., spam detection services).
Data Retention
Comments
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Registered Users
For users that register on our website (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. This helps us maintain the integrity and security of our website.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us to have it removed.
Contact Information
For any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
By using our site, you consent to our Privacy Policy.