Who We Are
Our website address is: https://bytevarsity.co.uk. At Byte Varsity, we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Our content spans across informational blogs on Tech, Business, TV, Home Improvement, Lifestyle, and various other topics to serve our readers with diverse, insightful information.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on Byte Varsity, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (known as a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) becomes publicly visible within the context of your comment. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Media
If you upload images to Byte Varsity, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included, as visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
- Comments Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter details when posting future comments. These cookies last for one year.
- Login Cookies: If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie is discarded upon closing your browser. When logging in, we set cookies to save your login details and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
- Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser, which includes no personal data, indicating the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on Byte Varsity may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and embed additional third-party tracking. They may also monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged into that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically. For users who register on Byte Varsity, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for changing their username). Our website administrators can also view and edit this information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on Byte Varsity or have left comments, you may request an exported file of your personal data, including any data you provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except for data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to maintain the quality and security of our site.
For any questions or additional support regarding our Privacy Policy, please reach out to us via our Contact Us page at contact us.