Who we really are!
Our URL for our website is https://theupgradeguide.com.
What & Why we collect personal data
Comments
When users leave comments on the site, we collect the data displayed in the comment form, as well as the IP address of the visitor and the user agent string of the browser to help detect spam.
You can give the Gravatar service an anonymous string from your e-mail address to see whether you are using this address. This is also called a hash. The privacy policy of Gravatar’s service is available here: https:/automattic.com/privacy/. In the background of your comment, after approval of your comment, your profile picture is available to the public.
Media
If you upload images to a website, you should stop uploading photos with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download any location data from website images and extract it.
Contact forms
Cookies
When you leave a comment on our site, you can opt-in to save your name, email address, and website as cookies. This is for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your data again when you leave another comment. For one year, these cookies will last
To determine if your browser supports cookies, we will set a temporary cookie if you have an account and log in to this site. No personal data is contained in this cookie and it is discarded when you close your tab.
When you log in to save your login details and your screen display choices, we will also set up multiple cookies. The login cookies last for two days, and the screen choice cookies last for one year. If you choose “Remember Me” your connection will last for two weeks. If you log out of your account, it will erase the login cookies.
An additional cookie will be placed in your browser if you update or publish a message. This cookie contains no personal details whatsoever and simply shows the post ID of the article you just edited. After 1 day, it expires.
Embedded content from other websites
In articles on this site, embedded content (e.g. images, photographs, blogs, etc.) may be used. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly the same as if the visitor has accessed the other website.
This website collects data about you, use cookies, monitor your interaction with built-in content, and monitor your interaction with embedded content while having an account and are logged in These sites also track your interactions with embedded content.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata will be kept indefinitely. This is so that instead of keeping them in a moderation queue, we can immediately find and approve any follow-up comments.
For users who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they include in their user profile. All users can access, update, or delete their personal information at any time (unless it is not possible to change their username). Administrators of the website can view and edit content as well.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account or have left comments on this website, you may request that the personal data that we hold about you, including any information that you have provided to us, be retrieved from an exported file. You can even order the removal of any personal information we hold about you from us. This does not include any details that we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments can be reviewed via an automated spam detection program.