At Eastar, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website.
Information We Collect
We collect information in several ways when you use our website:
- Comments: When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, including your name, email address, website (optional), IP address, and browser user agent string to help us detect spam. Additionally, an anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you’re using it. You can find the Gravatar service privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
- Media: We recommend you avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) to our website. This is because website visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
- Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will expire after one year. We also use cookies to store your login information and screen display choices when you log in. 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. Login cookies are removed when you log out. Finally, if you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser, containing only the ID of the article you edited. This cookie expires after one day.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Improve our website and services
- Respond to your comments and inquiries
- Prevent spam and enhance the security of our website
Data Sharing and Third-Party Access
We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties, except as required by law or for spam detection purposes.
Embedded Content
Articles on our site may include embedded content from other websites (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). This content behaves in the same way as if you had 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.
Data Retention
We retain comments and their metadata indefinitely. This allows for automatic approval of follow-up comments. For registered users, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile.
Your Rights
You have the right to request an exported file of your personal data or ask for the erasure of your personal data. This excludes any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Security
We take steps to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Please review it regularly for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.
By using our website, you consent to this Privacy Policy.