Privacy Policy:
At OTOMIC, we take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard the information you provide to us through our website. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data.
- Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It:
Comments:
- When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string for spam detection purposes.
Media:
- If you upload images to our website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as visitors can download and extract this information.
Contact Forms:
- When you submit a contact form on our website, we collect the information you provide in order to respond to your inquiry.
Cookies:
- If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
- If you have an account and log in to our site, we 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 to your account, we set up cookies to save your login information and 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. Logging out of your account will remove the login 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 edited. It expires after 1 day.
- We use Google Analytics, which uses cookies. Please refer to Google’s Cookies Policy for more information.
Embedded Content from Other Websites:
- Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. Embedded content behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website, and these websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Analytics:
- We use Google Analytics, which collects non-personally identifiable information through cookies. It does not combine, match, or cross-reference this information with any other data. Please review Google’s Privacy Policy for additional information.
- Who We Share Your Data With:
- By default, we do not share any personal data with anyone.
- How Long We Retain Your Data:
- 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.
- For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
- Your Rights Over Your Data:
- If you have an account on our 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. You can also request the erasure of your personal data, excluding any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
- Where We Send Your Data:
- Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- Contact Information:
- For privacy-specific concerns, please contact us at [email protected].
Additional Information:
- We have measures in place to protect your data and maintain its confidentiality and integrity.
- We have procedures in place to respond to data breaches effectively and mitigate any potential negative