Who We Are?
Welcome to PhototoVector.com. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting any personal data you share with us. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
Information We Collect
We collect different types of information depending on how you interact with our website:
- Personal Data: This includes your name, email address, and any other details you provide when submitting forms, leaving comments, or contacting us.
- Technical Data: When you visit our site, we may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and how you navigate our site.
- Cookies and Tracking Data: We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. More details about this are provided below.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
Additionally, an anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public along with your comment.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images if this information is not removed.
Cookies and How We Use Them?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help improve your browsing experience. We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: Required for basic website functionality, such as logging in.
- Preference Cookies: Store your settings and preferences for a personalized experience.
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website to improve our services.
Cookie Duration:
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- A temporary cookie is set when visiting our login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not store personal data and is removed when you close your browser.
- Login cookies last for two days unless “Remember Me” is selected, extending the duration to two weeks.
- If you edit or publish an article, a cookie storing the post ID will be saved and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Some content on our site may be embedded from other websites, such as videos or social media posts. These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interactions with embedded content, just as if you had visited their site directly.
Who We Share Your Data With?
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties, except:
- When legally required (e.g., law enforcement or regulatory requests).
- When using third-party services for spam detection, analytics, or website functionality.
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data?
- Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to help recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- Registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for changing their username.
- Administrators can also view and edit this information.
- Data related to legal, security, or administrative purposes may be retained for longer as required.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data. You may also request deletion of any data we hold about you, except for information we are legally required to keep.
How We Protect Your Data?
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, no internet-based service is 100% secure, so we encourage users to take precautions as well, such as using strong passwords.
Where Your Data Is Sent?
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
For any privacy-related concerns, please contact us.