Who we are
Our website address is: https://techlum.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
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.
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.
Contact forms
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
HOW WE COLLECT DATA
Depending on the nature of your interaction with the website, the above detailed data is collected as follows:
- In the event you voluntarily choose to provide us with information, e.g., when you contact us.
- Automatically, including through the use of cookies (as detailed below), and other similar tracking technologies.
We will ask for your consent to collect Personal Data and offer you the choice to opt-out of such collection if we are required to do so in accordance with applicable law.
COOKIES
We or our third party affiliates use “Cookies” and similar tracking technologies on our website. It is important to note that the use of Cookies is a standard practice. A “Cookie” is a small text file that a website places and stores on your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various purposes. These purposes include: (i) allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, (ii) enabling automatic activation of certain features, (iii) remembering your preferences, and (iv) making the interaction between you and our services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help customize your experience and for advertising purposes (including personalized advertising). You can find more information about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.
Most browsers will allow you to erase cookies from your computer’s hard drive, block acceptance of cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. You may remove cookies by following the instructions in your device preferences (as detailed below). However, please note that if you choose to disable cookies, some features of the Website may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, 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 of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, 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
Types of cookies used on our website:
- Essential, Functionality, Operation and Security Cookies. These cookies are essential for enabling users’ navigation of the website, for the website to function properly, and for security purposes (e.g., to prevent fraudulent use). This category of cookies either cannot be disabled, or if disabled, may result in certain features of the website not working or functioning properly.
- Analytic, Measurement and Performance Cookies. These cookies are used to collect information about how users use our website, in order to improve our services and the way we offer them, as well assess performance of the Website Content and the way it is displayed on our website.
- Targeting and Advertising Cookies. These cookies are set through our website by our advertising partners. They may be used by these companies to build a profile of your interests and show you advertisements that are relevant to you. They work by uniquely identifying your browser and device and allowing the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows us and our advertising partners to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that will be of interest to you. This Privacy Policy does not cover the use of cookies by any third party advertisers nor such third party advertisers’ related privacy practices. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policies of all of these third parties to better understand their privacy practices.
Among other, we use the following third party cookies on our website:
| Third Party | Purpose | Privacy Policy |
| Google Analytics | Analytic, Measurement and Performance | //policies.google.com/privacy //tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout //policies.google.com/technologies/managing?hl=en |
| Google Ad Manager | Targeting & Advertising | |
| Google Adsense | Targeting & Advertising | |
| Targeting & Advertising | //www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update//www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/ | |
| Essential, Functionality, Operation and Security;Targeting & Advertising | //twitter.com/en/privacy //developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-for-websites/privacy.html//help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies |
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| YouTube | Essential, Functionality, Operation & Security;Targeting & Advertising | //www.youtube.com/yt/about/policies/#community-guidelines//support.google.com/youtube/topic/2803240?hl=en&ref_topic=6151248,3230811,3256124, |
For additional information with regards to our use of Google products, click HERE.
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.
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.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.