Update Date: 18-02-2025
Who We Are Unbiased Alpha (“we,” “our,” or “us”) operates the website https://unbiased-alpha.com. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website.
Information We Collect
Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email (hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval, your profile picture will be publicly visible with your comment.
Media Uploads: If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract this information from images on the site.
Cookies:
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
- When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
- When you log in, we set up cookies to save login details and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, while screen option cookies last one year. If “Remember Me” is selected, your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
- Editing or publishing an article saves an additional cookie, which contains no personal data and expires in one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites: Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from external sites behaves as if you visited the originating website, which may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that site.
How We Use Your Data We may use your data for:
- Providing and maintaining our website.
- Improving user experience and website functionality.
- Detecting and preventing spam, fraud, and security threats.
- Responding to inquiries, support requests, or feedback.
- Sending email communications if you subscribe to updates.
Who We Share Your Data With
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for recognition and automatic approval of follow-ups.
- For registered users, personal information is stored in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data (except username). Website administrators can also edit this data.
Your Rights Over Your Data
- You can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
- You can request deletion of your personal data, excluding information we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Security Measures We take appropriate measures to protect your personal information, including encryption, firewalls, and secure server protocols. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on our website with the effective date.
Contact Us For any privacy-related questions, contact us at contact@unbiased-alpha.com.