Website Address: https://www.shivarpanfoundation.org

At shivarpanfoundation.org, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This policy outlines what data we collect, why we collect it, and how it is used.

1. Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data entered in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string. This information helps us detect and prevent spam.

2. Media

If you upload images to the website, we advise avoiding images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from such images.

3. Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience for future visits. These cookies last for one year.

When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is removed once you close the browser.

After logging in, cookies are set to store your login information and display preferences:

Login cookies last 2 days.

“Remember Me” keeps you logged in for 2 weeks.

Screen preferences cookies last 1 year.

If you log out, login cookies are deleted.

When editing or publishing content, an additional cookie will be stored to track the post ID. It expires after 1 day.

4. Embedded Content

Our articles may include embedded content (videos, images, etc.). Such content from other websites behaves the same as if you visited those websites directly. These sites may collect your data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content.

5. Password Resets

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

6. Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to help approve future comments automatically.

For registered users, we store the personal details provided in your profile. You may view, edit, or delete this information (except your username). Admins can also access and modify this information.

7. Your Rights

If you have an account or have submitted comments, you can request:

An exported file of the personal data we hold about you.

Erasure of your personal data (excluding any data retained for legal, administrative, or security purposes).

8. Spam Detection

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

Your trust is important to us.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your data or privacy, feel free to contact us at [https://www.shivarpanfoundation.org].