Our Commitment to Your Privacy
Welcome to Adverz Media. We’re your 360° digital partner, and that partnership is built on trust. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, https://adverzmedia.com.
We believe in transparency, so we’ve kept this policy as clear and straightforward as possible. No jargon, just the facts.
What Information We Collect and Why
We only collect information that helps us make our site better, respond to you, and protect our community from spam.
- When You Leave a Comment: If you choose to leave a comment on our blog, we collect the data you provide in the comments form (like your name and email). We also collect your visitor’s IP address and browser user agent strings to help us detect and fight spam.
- Gravatar Profile Picture: 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 your comment is approved, your profile picture (if you have one) is visible to the public next to your comment.
- When You Upload Media: If you upload images to our website (for example, in a comment), you should avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the site.
Cookies (and Not the Chocolate Chip Kind)
Cookies are small text files stored on your browser. They help our site function better and provide you with a more seamless experience.
- Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are purely for your convenience, so you don’t have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
- Login & Session Cookies: If you visit our login page (if one is available), 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 several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.
- Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish an article (which generally applies to our team), an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos from YouTube, images, articles from other sites, etc.).
This embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited the other website directly.
Be aware that these websites may collect data about you, use their own cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to their service.
How We Use & Share Your Data
Our policy is simple: we do not sell your personal data to third parties. We only share data in very specific, limited circumstances:
- Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- Password Resets: If you have an account and request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Trusted Service Providers: We may work with trusted partners (like our web host or analytics providers) who help us operate our site. They are bound by confidentiality and are not permitted to use your data for their own purposes.
How Long Do We Retain Your Data
- Comments: 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.
- Registered Users: For users who 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 for support purposes.
Your Rights: You Are in Control
You have clear rights over your personal data.
- Right to Access: 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.
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
Please note that this does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To make a request, please contact us at business@adverzmedia.com.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be posted on this page. We recommend you check back periodically to stay informed.
Questions? Let’s Talk.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please don’t hesitate to contact us at business@adverzmedia.com.