Effective Date: 28/03/2024
Tech22k.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the privacy of our users (“you” or “your”). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your information when you use our website, Tech22k.com (the “Website”) and its associated services (collectively, the “Service”).
1. Information We Collect
We collect the following information from you:
- Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your username, email address, and password.
- User Content: You may submit content to the Service, such as questions, answers, and comments (“User Content”). This User Content may include personal information.
- Usage Data: We collect information about your activity on the Service, such as the pages you visit, the questions you ask and answer, and the searches you perform.
- Device Information: We collect information about the device you use to access the Service, such as your device type, operating system, browser type, IP address, and unique device identifiers.
2. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Similar technologies, like beacons, tags, and scripts are also used to collect and track information and to improve and analyze the Service.
You can choose to refuse all or some cookies, and you can opt out of cookies from third-party advertising companies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page (https://thenai.org/) or the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page (https://optout.aboutads.info/). However, if you choose to refuse cookies, you may not be able to fully use all features of our Service. We will also obtain your consent before placing any non-essential cookies on your device, in accordance with applicable law (like the GDPR).
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide and operate the Service
- Create and maintain your account
- Process your transactions
- Send you communications, such as password reset emails and service updates
- Respond to your inquiries and support requests
- Monitor and analyze the use of the Service
- Personalize your experience on the Service
- Enforce our Terms of Service
- Comply with legal obligations
4. Sharing Your Information
We may share your information with third-party service providers who help us operate the Service. These service providers are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and to use it only for the purposes we have authorized.
We may also disclose your information if we are required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal process, such as a court order or subpoena
- Protect the rights or property of Tech22k.com
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
- Protect the safety of users of the Service or the public
5. Data Retention
We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with the Service. We may also retain your information for an additional period of time in accordance with our legal obligations or to resolve disputes.
6. Your Rights
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These rights include:
- The right to access your personal data
- The right to rectify inaccurate personal data
- The right to erasure of your personal data
- The right to restrict the processing of your personal data
- The right to data portability
- The right to object to the processing of your personal data
You can exercise these rights by contacting us at [your email address].
7. Children’s Privacy
Our Service is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information.
8. Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet or electronic storage system is 100% secure.
9. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
10. Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.