Privacy Policy -

Welcome to Zefoy.in!

At Zefoy.in, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you interact with our website, https://zefoy.in.

Comments

When you leave comments on our website, we collect certain information from you to enhance your experience and prevent spam. The information we collect includes:

The data you provide in the comments form.
Your IP address.
Your browser user agent string.

Additionally, we may generate an anonymized string (a hash) from your email address, which may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. Please review the Gravatar service Privacy Policy here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture associated with Gravatar will be publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please ensure that you do not include embedded location data (EXIF GPS) within the images, as other visitors may be able to download and extract this location data.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. When you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are designed for your convenience, so you won’t have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies will be stored for one year.

When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, we set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies remain active for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out of your account will remove the login cookies.

When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the edited article. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our articles may include embedded content such as videos, images, and articles from other websites. This embedded content behaves the same way as if you had visited the external website.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to their website.

Who Do We Share Your Data With?

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its associated metadata will be retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments without requiring moderation.

For users who register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. You can access, edit, or delete your personal information at any time, except for your username, which cannot be changed. Website administrators also have access to and can edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you have the following rights over your data:

You can request an exported file containing the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided.
You can request the deletion of any personal data we hold about you. Please note that this may not include data we are obligated to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.