Welcome to the Privacy Policy page of www.techsmart.ng, (the “Blog”).
Online privacy is important to blog users and herein comtained is our privacy policies with respect to the users of our Blog (“Visitors”) who visit without transacting business and Visitors who register to transact business on the Site and make use of the various services offered by techsmart.ng (collectively, “Services”) (“Authorized Customers”)
Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: https://www.techsmart.ng.
Techsmart.ng respects your privacy
Any personal information officially provided to us including and similar to names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses will not be released, sold, or rented to any entities or individuals outside of techsmart.ng except with the express permission of the user.
Comments
Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Suggested text: 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.
If you visit our 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.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your 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.
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 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Suggested text: 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.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that 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
Suggested text: 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. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Credit card details
Techsmart.ng does not require Credit Card details and directs that the user SHALL NOT DIVULGE IN ANY FOR OR MANNER OR REAPING TO ANY SUCH REQUEST IN THIS WEBSITE . All payments required in our association with users as handled by an accredited Financial Merchant and user will get a redirection to such websites for secure financial transactions and payments.
External Sites
Techsmart.ng is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. User is advised to read the privacy policy of external sites before disclosing any personal information.
Google and DoubleClick DART Cookies
Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site.
Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visit to this site and other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
Visitor Tracking
Techsmart.ng makes use of analytical software such as Google Analytics for statistical purposes. For the purpose of stats your IP (Internet Protocol) Address, browser, screen resolution, operating system are captured. We at techsmart.ng use this information only for statistical purpose and do not share it with any third party.
User Comments
Techsmart.ng allows users to comment on the site. However we hold all rights to accept or reject any comments based on our discretion. While commenting on techsmart.ng please refrain from using content that is not suitable or irrelevant to the various topics. Comments are solely views of their respective owners and not necessarily the opinion of techsmart.ng
Remember the Risks whenever you Use the Internet
While we do our best to protect users personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information that is transmited to techsmart.ng and user is solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of any passwords or other account information. In addition other Internet sites or services that may be accessible through techsmart.ng have separate data and privacy practices independent of us, and therefore we disclaim any responsibility or liability for their policies or actions.
Please reach those webmasters and others directly if you have any questions about their privacy policies.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Techsmart.ng reserves the right to change, modify or update this policy at any time without prior notice to user. Any substantial change in the way we use your personal information will be posted on this site.
For any other information concerning this privacy policy, please use the contact button above.