Privacy Policy for MexusNews.com
Last Updated: [Date]
MexusNews.com (“Website,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website. By using our Website, you consent to the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy.
1. What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
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 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. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is 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) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact Forms
If you use our contact forms, we collect the information you provide, such as name and email address, to respond to your inquiries. We do not use this information for marketing purposes unless you explicitly opt-in.
2. Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year.
- Login Cookies: When you log in, we set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
- Article 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.
- Temporary Cookies: If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
3. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking if you have an account and are logged into that website.
4. Analytics
We may use third-party analytics services to monitor and analyze web traffic and improve our Website. These third-party services may use cookies and collect data about your interactions with our Website.
5. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
- User Accounts: For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
6. Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may 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 delete any personal data we hold, excluding any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
7. Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
8. How We Protect Your Data
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of online transmission or storage is entirely secure. We advise users to take precautions when sharing sensitive information online.
9. Data Breach Procedures
In the event of a data breach, we will take necessary steps to notify affected users and comply with applicable data protection laws. This may include notifying users by email or posting a notification on the Website.
10. Third-Party Data and Sharing
We may receive data from third-party services, including analytics providers. We may share limited information with third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, or customer support. These vendors are restricted from using or sharing your information except to fulfill their designated functions.
11. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling
We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling based on user data that has a legal or significant effect.
12. Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements
MexusNews.com complies with applicable privacy regulations. Please reach out if you have questions about our privacy practices.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal compliance. When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Website after changes are made constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
14. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
MexusNews.com
[Contact Email]
[Contact Phone Number]
[Mailing Address]
By using MexusNews.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to this Privacy Policy.
