Privacy Policy

At Verken IT & Analytics, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information when you visit our website at https://verkenitandanalytics.com (the “Site”).

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our Site.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information when you interact with the Site in the following ways:

• Comments: When you leave a comment on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, including your name, email address, and the comment itself. Additionally, we collect the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
• Gravatar Service: An anonymized string (hash) may be generated from your email address and sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. For more information, please refer to the Gravatar service privacy policy here: Gravatar Privacy Policy. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
• Media: If you upload images to the Site, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may extract location data from images on the Site.

2. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on the Site. By visiting the Site, you agree to the use of cookies as outlined below:

• If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
• When visiting the login page, a temporary cookie will be set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
• When you log in, several cookies will be set to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.
• If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser, which only indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. This cookie expires after one day.

3. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on the Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you have visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and engage in additional tracking of your interaction with embedded content, including tracking if you are logged into that website.

4. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not share your personal data with third parties except as follows:

• Password Reset Requests: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
• Automated Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

5. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments without holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our Site (if applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators also have access to this information and can edit it.

6. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on the Site, or if you 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. However, this does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

7. Where Your Data is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. This service may transfer data to countries outside the European Union for processing.

8. Security of Your Data

We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please be aware that no data transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes to this policy will be reflected on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any updates.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal information, please contact us at:

Email: info@verkenitandanalytics.com