Effective Date: August 1st, 2024
Introduction
Hello Tech Pros (“we,” “us,” “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you visit our website.
Information We Collect
Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you provide directly to us, including:
- Name
- Email address
- Contact information
- Any other information you choose to provide
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. 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). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Usage Data
We automatically collect information such as:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Operating system
- Pages visited and time spent
- Referring website
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.
- Comments: 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.
- Login Page: 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.
- Login Information: We will also set up several cookies to save your login information and 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.
- Article Editing: An additional cookie will be saved in your browser if you edit or publish an article. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
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 Use Your Information
We use the collected information for purposes such as:
- Providing and maintaining our services
- Improving user experience
- Communicating with you, including newsletters and updates
- Analyzing website traffic and trends
- Detecting and preventing fraud
Sharing Your Information
We may share your information with:
- Service Providers: Third-party companies that help operate and improve our website.
- Legal Authorities: When required by law or to protect our rights.
- Business Transfers: In case of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
Affiliate Marketing
Hello Tech Pros participates in affiliate marketing programs, including the Amazon affiliate program. This means we may earn commissions on purchases made through links on our site. These commissions do not affect the price you pay and help support our site. For more information, please see our Disclaimer.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
- User Accounts: For registered users, we store personal information in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also access 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 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, excluding 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.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on our website. Please review this policy regularly for updates.
Governing Law
This policy is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Nigeria or Ghana, based on our choosing.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our Contact Us page.
