At AuKing, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website at https://auking.org/.
Information We Collect
We collect information in several ways when you use our website:
- Comments: When you leave comments on our site, we collect the information you provide in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam. Additionally, an anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. You can find the Gravatar service privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public next to your comment.
- Media: We recommend you avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) to our website. Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
- Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies expire after one year. We also use cookies to remember your login information and screen display preferences when you log in. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. Choosing “Remember Me” at login will extend your login for two weeks. Login cookies are removed when you log out. Editing or publishing an article saves an additional cookie in your browser, which only contains the post ID of the article you edited and no personal data. This cookie expires after one day.
How We Use Your Information
The information we collect is used for various purposes, including:
- Improving our website and services
- Responding to comments and inquiries
- Preventing spam and enhancing website security
Data Sharing and Third-Party Access
We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties except as required by law or for spam detection purposes.
Embedded Content
Articles on our website may include embedded content from other websites. This content behaves as if you visited the original website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Data Retention
We retain comments and their metadata indefinitely to facilitate automatic approval of follow-up comments. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles.
Your Rights
You have the right to request an exported file of your personal data or request the erasure of your personal data. This excludes any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Security
We take steps to protect your personal information using security measures. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Please review it regularly for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.
By using our website, you consent to this Privacy Policy.