Privacy Policy - GMT TIMES

Privacy Policy for GMT Times

Who We Are

Our website address is: http://gmttimes.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please 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 one 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 one 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.

Contact Information

For any privacy-specific concerns, you can reach us at privacy@gmttimes.com.

Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data

We take data security seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

What Data Breach Procedures We Have in Place

In the event of a data breach, we will promptly notify you and the relevant authorities as required by law. We have a data breach response plan that includes measures to mitigate the impact and prevent future breaches.

What Third Parties We Receive Data From

We may receive data about you from third-party services such as analytics providers, advertising networks, and search information providers to enhance your user experience on our site.

What Automated Decision Making and/or Profiling We Do with User Data

We do not engage in automated decision making or profiling that significantly affects you without your explicit consent. Any automated processes are used to improve user experience and site functionality.

Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements

We comply with the industry standards and regulatory requirements for data privacy and protection.

This privacy policy is effective as of [date] and may be updated from time to time. Please review this policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the website after any modifications to the privacy policy will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the updated policy.