Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January, 23 2024

Our website address is: https://seogazette.net. This privacy policy is our adherence to all local and federal laws and regulations. SEO Gazette, and SEO Gazette LLC cares about its user’s personal security, information, and data rights.

Comments

When visitors to our site leave comments on articles, posts, or pages – we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection only.

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 for your viewing here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After initial approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment only.

Media

If visitors upload images to the website, users should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included.

Any visitor to this website can download and extract any location data from images on the website, including user-generated images in comments on articles, posts, and pages.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in the form of cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year for analytical purposes only.

If 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.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your 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. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If users edit or publish a comment or 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 1 day.

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 that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who Do We Share Your Data With?

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long Do We Retain Your Data?

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What Rights Do You Have 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 can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

CCPA / CPRA Compliance

The SEO Gazette is committed to complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Residents of California have the right to request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information collected, the purpose for collecting or selling the information, and the categories of third parties with whom the information is shared, sold, or disclosed.

California residents also have the right to:

  • Request deletion of personal information held by The SEO Gazette, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Opt-out of the sale of their personal information.
  • Not be discriminated against for exercising their privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights, California residents can contact The SEO Gazette through the provided contact details.

GDPR Compliance

The SEO Gazette is dedicated to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Individuals within the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) have certain rights regarding their personal data, including:

  • The right to be informed about the collection and use of their personal data.
  • The right to access their personal data.
  • The right to rectification if their personal data is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The right to erasure, allowing individuals to request the deletion or removal of personal data.
  • The right to restrict processing of personal data.
  • The right to data portability, allowing individuals to obtain and reuse their personal data for different services.
  • The right to object to the processing of their personal data in certain circumstances.

SEO Gazette ensures that all processing of personal data of individuals within the EU and EEA complies with the principles of GDPR. Individuals wishing to exercise any of these rights can contact The SEO Gazette through the provided contact details.

Where Can Your Data Be Sent?

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service with the only purpose of improving site stability and speed for users.

Contact Us For More Information

When you use our website’s news, articles, and content – you’re trusting us with your personal information. At The SEO Gazette, we honor this fact and take pride in our privacy effort for our readers. Looking to enhance your privacy? Take advantage of Google’s Privacy Checkup.

Thank you for visiting our site.

If you have any questions whatsoever about our privacy policy, cookies, or any data collection practices – please contact our legal team via email at [email protected] or email an editor at [email protected].