Privacy Policy

Who we are:

Welcome to theGlobalTale.com (http://theglobaltale.com), your go-to source for captivating insights into the ever-evolving realms of science, technology, life science, products, and all the trending topics that shape our world today!

Comments:

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media:

If you choose to upload images to our website, please refrain from including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) in the images. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from such images.

Cookies:

When you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment, and they will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies will last for two days, while screen options cookies will last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out of your account will remove the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser, which includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. This cookie expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites:

Our articles may include embedded content, such as videos, images, or articles, from other websites. Embedded content from other websites functions in the 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 the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance

CCPA Compliance

This section of our Privacy Policy applies solely to visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California, United States (“consumers” or “you”). We adopt this notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this section.

Information We Collect

Our Website, in the normal course of business, may have collected the following categories of personal information from its consumers within the last twelve (12) months:

  1. Identifiers: Such as your name, email address, and IP address.
  2. Commercial Information: Such as products or services purchased or considered.
  3. Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information: Such as browsing history and interactions with our Website.
  4. Geolocation Data: Such as your approximate location.
  5. Inferences: Such as information about your interests and preferences.

Your Rights Under CCPA

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the CCPA:

  1. Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, as well as the sources from which the information was collected.
  2. Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information that we have collected.
  3. Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information.
  4. Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

GDPR Compliance

This section of our Privacy Policy applies to individuals in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK) in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Data Controller

For purposes of the GDPR, [Your Company] is the data controller of your personal information.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information

We process personal information under the following legal bases:

  1. Contractual Necessity: We process your personal information as necessary to perform our obligations under a contract with you.
  2. Legitimate Interests: We process personal information for our legitimate interests, provided that these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights and interests.

Data Subject Rights

If you are in the EEA or UK, you have the following rights under the GDPR:

  1. Right of Access: You have the right to request access to your personal information and ask how it is used.
  2. Right of Rectification: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal information.
  3. Right of Erasure: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information.
  4. Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal information.
  5. Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  6. Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Contact Us

For any questions or requests regarding your rights under CCPA or GDPR, please contact us.

Who we share your data with:

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data:

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is done to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments, rather than holding them in a moderation queue.

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.

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. However, this does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent:

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Rest assured that we take your privacy seriously and strive to maintain the security of your data at all times. If you have any concerns or inquiries regarding our privacy policy or data practices, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are here to assist you and ensure your experience at theGlobalTale.com is both enjoyable and secure.