Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://vortexscansfree.com

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from uploaded images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you can opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. This means you won’t have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.

If 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 discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we set multiple cookies to save your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen preference cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply stores the post ID of the article you 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 as though you visited those websites directly.

These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, including tracking your interactions if you have an account and are logged in on those websites.

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, both the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this 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 provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except for data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.