Privacy Policy for Culture Trip News
Who We Are
Welcome to Culture Trip News, located at http://culturetripnews.com. We are a dedicated platform aiming to enrich your knowledge about various cultures and travel destinations around the globe.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments
When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here. Upon approval of your comment, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
We advise against uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.
Contact Forms
We may use contact form submissions for customer service purposes, but we do not use the information submitted through them for marketing purposes.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again. These cookies last for one year.
Logging into the site will set temporary cookies to determine if your browser accepts cookies, containing no personal data. We also set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices, with detailed durations as outlined.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content from other websites, which behaves in the same manner as if you have visited the source website. These sites may collect data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content.
Analytics
We use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to collect data on website traffic and user interactions to improve your experience and our services. This data is processed in a manner that does not identify anyone personally.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not share your personal data with any third-party entities except as required to provide our services (e.g., spam detection services).
Data Retention
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for follow-up recognition and approval. For registered users, we store the personal information they provide in their profile, which they can edit or delete at any time (username changes are not permitted).
Your Rights Over Your Data
You can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request the deletion of any personal data we hold about you, excluding data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
How We Protect Your Data
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information, including encryption, firewalls, and secure software development practices.
Data Breach Procedures
In the unlikely event of a data breach, we have procedures in place to assess the risks to your personal data and will notify you and any applicable regulators of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
Third Parties
We may receive data from third-party analytics providers but ensure this data is not personally identifiable.
Automated Decision-Making and Profiling
We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling with user data.
Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements
We comply with industry regulatory disclosure requirements relevant to our platform and services.
Contact Information
For any questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy, please contact us through the information provided on our website.