Introduction
Welcome to Xpert Insights (https://www.xpert-insights.com), a premier news platform based in Monrovia, Liberia. Your privacy is of utmost importance to us, and we are committed to safeguarding the personal information you share with us. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your data.
Information We Collect
Comments
When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection. We may also create an anonymized string (hash) from your email address to check if you are using the Gravatar service. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. Once 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 our website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Comment Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you can opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
Login Cookies
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie 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, we 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, the login cookies will be removed.
Publishing Cookies
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. 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 our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited the other website directly. 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.
Data Sharing
We do not sell or trade your personal information. However, we may share your data in specific scenarios:
- Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy.
- Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to allow us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
- User Profiles: For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit this information.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access Your Data: Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
- Erase Your Data: Request that we delete any personal data we hold about you, except data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Processing and Security
We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Data Transfers
Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices or this policy, please contact us at:
Xpert Insights
Monrovia, Liberia
Email: support@xpert-insights.com
This policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.