Privacy Policy

At Chic Radar, accessible from https://chicradar.com, your privacy is important to us. This privacy policy outlines the types of information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

1. Information We Collect
   Personal Data: When you leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser’s User-Agent string.

Anonymized Data: An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to confirm your use of the service. You can view the Gravatar service’s privacy policy here.

Media: If you upload images to our site, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can extract this information.

2. Cookies
   We use cookies to enhance your experience on our site. If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience, which will last for one year.

Login Cookies: When you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to confirm if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie will be discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, several cookies will be set to save your login information and display preferences. These cookies will expire after specified periods (2 days for login cookies, 1 year for display option cookies).

3. Embedded Content from Other Sites
   Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). Interacting with this content behaves as if you have visited the other site directly, which may collect data about you and track your interactions.
4. Sharing Your Information
   If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
5. Data Retention
   Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to automatically approve subsequent comments. Registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username.
6. Your Rights
   If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request the erasure of your personal data, excluding data we need to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
7. Data Security
   We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information, but no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
   We may update our privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page.
9. Contact Us
   If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at [email protected].