Who we are

Welcome to Our Website Digital Tech Digest. Digital Tech Digest is a technology-focused website that provides blogs, news, reviews, and insights related to the latest advancements in technology. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting any personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. By using our website, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide, including but not limited to:

• Name
• Email address
• Contact details
• Any information you provide when contacting us

Non-Personal Information

We may collect non-personal information automatically when you visit our website, such as:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Pages visited
• Time spent on pages
• Referring site
• Cookies and tracking technologies (explained below)

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with 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 (Globally Recognized Avatar) service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar (Globally Recognized Avatar) 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.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience, analyze trends, and improve website performance. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us understand user preferences.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up many cookies to preserve your login information and your screen display options. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will survive for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be erased.

Types of Cookies We Use:

• Essential Cookies: Required for website functionality.
• Performance Cookies: Help us analyze site usage and improve performance.
• Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver personalized ads based on your interests.

You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, The behavior of embedded content from other websites is identical to that of a visitor who has visited the other website.

These websites may gather data about you, utilize cookies, embed additional third-party monitoring, and monitor your interaction with that embedded material, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell, trade, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. However, we may share data with:

Legal authorities if required by law or to protect our website and users.

Service providers that assist in website analytics, hosting, and security.

Advertising partners (such as Google AdSense) to display relevant ads.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

We retain data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy.

• Comments and metadata are stored indefinitely for moderation purposes.
• Contact form submissions are kept for a limited time for customer service.
• Analytics data is retained for internal analysis and website improvement.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

As a user, you have the right to:

• Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Request data deletion, excluding data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
• Opt-out of data tracking (such as cookies and analytics) via browser settings or consent preferences.

Where your data is sent

Your data may be processed and stored on servers located in different countries. This includes:

• Automated spam detection services when submitting comments or forms.
• Third-party analytics and advertising services that may process data internationally.
• Cloud-based storage systems used for website hosting and backups.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.