Who we are
At CommitWire (“we,” “us,” or “our“), we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled securely and responsibly. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.commitwire.com (the “Site”) or interact with our services.
By accessing or using our Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not access or use our Site.
Information We Collect
Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Register an Account: Name, email address, username, and password.
- Subscribe to Newsletters: Email address.
- Contact Us: Name, email address, and any information you include in your message.
- Participate in Surveys or Promotions: Contact information and survey responses.
Non-Personal Information
We automatically collect certain non-personal information when you visit our Site:
- Usage Data: Pages viewed, time spent on pages, click-throughs.
- Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance user experience.
How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes:
- To Provide and Maintain Our Service: Ensure the Site functions correctly.
- To Personalize User Experience: Tailor content and recommendations.
- To Communicate with You: Send updates, newsletters, and respond to inquiries.
- To Improve Our Site: Analyze usage patterns to enhance features and usability.
- To Enforce Our Terms: Prevent fraudulent activities and protect our rights.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
- With Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist in operating our Site and providing services.
- Legal Obligations: If required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale.
- Protection of Rights: To protect the rights, property, or safety of CommitWire, our users, or others.
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 and Tracking Technologies
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.
Third-Party Embedded content
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.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy periodically:
- Notification of Changes: We will post the new Privacy Policy on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.
- Your Continued Use: By continuing to access or use our Site after any revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the updated Privacy Policy.
International Data Transfers
If you access our Site from outside the country where our servers are located:
- Data Transfer Consent: Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own.
- Compliance with Laws: We will ensure that any international transfers comply with applicable data protection laws.
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
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
- Access and Correction: You may request access to or correction of your personal data.
- Opt-Out: You may opt-out of receiving promotional communications.
- Deletion: You may request the deletion of your personal information.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- Email: contact@commitwire.com
Consent to Processing
By providing personal information to us, you consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of such information as described in this Privacy Policy.
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