Privacy Policy for Smart Appliance Pros
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- Who We Are: Our website address is: https://smartappliancepros.com. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring the protection of your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
- Comments: When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data provided in the comments form, in addition to the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information is used solely for the purpose of spam detection and security measures.
An anonymized hash generated from your email address may be submitted to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using the service. Please review the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Upon approval, your profile picture may be displayed publicly alongside your comment. - Media: If you upload images or other media to our website, please ensure that such media does not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may download and extract any location data embedded within images, which could compromise privacy or security.
- Cookies: If you submit a comment on our website, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies will remain for one year.
When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to verify whether your browser accepts cookies; this cookie does not contain personal data and is discarded upon closing your browser.
During login, additional cookies are established to store your login credentials and display preferences. Login cookies persist for two days, while preferences cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login duration to two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
Furthermore, when you edit or publish content, an additional cookie may be stored indicating the post ID, which expires after 24 hours. This cookie does not contain personal information. - Embedded Content from Other Websites: Articles on our website may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from third-party sources. Embedded content behaves as if the visitor has visited the original website directly.
These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, embed additional tracking scripts, and monitor your interaction with their content, especially if you are logged into their services. - Data Sharing and Disclosure: In the event of a password reset request, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. However, we may share your information with trusted service providers that assist us in operating the website, such as hosting providers or email services, strictly for operational purposes. - Data Retention: Comments left on our website, including metadata, are retained indefinitely for the purpose of recognizing and approving future comments automatically.
For registered users (if applicable), personal data stored within user profiles is kept until the user chooses to delete or modify their information. Users may access, update, or delete their personal data at any time, except for their username which cannot be changed. - Your Rights: If you have an account or have submitted comments on our website, you have the right to request an exported copy of the personal data we hold about you. You also have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, subject to legal obligations.
- Data Transmission: Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services to prevent malicious activity and ensure the security of our website.
- Changes to This Privacy Policy: We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We encourage visitors to review this policy regularly.
- Contact Us If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at: [support@smartappliancepros.com].