Your Privacy at S-Mart Choices
At S-Mart Choices, we take your privacy seriously. This policy explains what personal data we collect from you and why we do it.
What Information We Collect:
- Comments: When you leave comments on our website, we collect your name, email address, website (if provided), IP address, and browser information to help prevent spam. Additionally, an anonymized version of your email address may be used to check if you have a Gravatar account (for profile picture display). Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible.
- Media: We recommend avoiding uploading images with embedded location data (GPS) as it can be accessed by others.
- Contact Forms: Any information you submit through our contact forms will be collected.
- Cookies:
- Comments: Cookies can be used to store your name, email, and website for your convenience when leaving future comments (lasts for 1 year).
- Login: Temporary cookies are used to check if your browser accepts cookies (discarded when you close the browser). Login cookies (lasting 2 days) and screen option cookies (lasting 1 year) are set upon login. Choosing “Remember Me” extends your login for 2 weeks. These cookies are removed upon logging out.
- Editing/Publishing: An additional cookie (lasting 1 day) is used to store the post ID of the article you edited/published.
- Embedded Content: Articles may contain embedded content from other websites (videos, images, articles, etc.). These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content.
Why We Collect Your Information:
We collect this information for the following reasons:
- To improve spam detection on comments.
- To personalize your experience (comments and login).
- To analyze website usage (through embedded content).
Who We Share Your Information With:
We do not share your personal information with any third-party companies.
How Long We Keep Your Information:
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic approval of follow-up comments.
- Registered user information is stored indefinitely, but you can access, edit, or delete it at any time (except username).
Your Rights Over Your Information:
If you have an account or have left comments on our website, you can request an exported file of your personal data, including any data you provided. You can also request the erasure of your data (excluding information required for legal or security purposes).
Where We Send Your Information:
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
We strive to be transparent about the information we collect and how we use it. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.