Our Privacy Policy is as follows:
Who we are
Our website address is: https://digitalcreatorsawards.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site 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.
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: https://automattic.com/privacy/. 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, you should 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.
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 that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
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 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 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 we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long 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 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.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Social Media Logins
1. Data collected from social media logins
When you choose to log in to our application using your social media account or other accounts (e.g., Facebook, Google, Apple), you grant us permission to access certain personal information stored in your social media profile. The data we receive depends on your privacy settings on the social media platform and the specific permissions you grant during the login process.
This data may include:
- Basic profile information: Name, email address, profile picture.
- Unique identifier: An ID number associated with your account on the social media platform, which we use to link your account to our app.
- Public profile information: Any data you have made public on that platform, such as your username or other information.
2. How we use your social login data
We use the information we collect from your social media login for the following purposes:
- To create and authenticate your account: To register and log you into our application, linking your social media profile to your user account.
- To personalize your experience: To pre-populate your profile and provide a more customized user experience.
- To improve our services: To analyze how our services are used and improve our features.
We will never use or share your information for purposes other than those described in this privacy policy without your explicit consent.
3. Data sharing and third parties
Your social media login involves the third-party social media provider (e.g., Facebook, Google, Apple). By using this login method, you are also subject to their privacy policies. We do not control, and are not responsible for, their use of your information.
- Sharing with us: The social media provider shares specific data with us, based on your permissions.
- Sharing with them: The social media provider may collect data about your use of our application, according to their own privacy policies.
4. User choices and controls
You can manage the information you share with our app in two ways:
- Review permissions at login: When you first use a social login, the platform will show you a list of permissions we are requesting. You can choose to deny certain permissions.
- Manage settings on the social media platform: You can review and revoke third-party app access directly in your social media account’s settings. If you revoke our app’s access, you may be logged out and need to log in again using another method.
5. Data security
While we implement reasonable security measures, no data transmission or storage is 100% secure. In the event of a data breach, we will notify you as required by law.
6. Changes to this policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date.”