Privacy Policy

Who We Are

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

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

Comments

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

An anonymized string created from your email address (called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if set) will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

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

Contact Forms

Information submitted through contact forms on our website may be used to respond to inquiries and improve our services.

Cookies

  • 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 you don’t have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
  • If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
  • If you log out of your account, login cookies will be removed.
  • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor 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, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

We may use third-party analytics tools to track website performance and improve user experience. These tools may collect anonymized data such as your IP address, browser type, and time spent on our site.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties, except as necessary for website functionality (e.g., spam detection services).

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
  • Registered Users: For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information (except for usernames). 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 to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.

This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your Contact Information

For any questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy, Contact Us.

Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

What Data Breach Procedures We Have in Place

In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users and take appropriate measures to mitigate the impact.

What Third Parties We Receive Data From

We may receive anonymized data from third-party analytics or spam detection services to improve our website’s functionality.

What Automated Decision Making and/or Profiling We Do with User Data

We do not perform automated decision-making or profiling with user data.

Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements

We comply with all applicable data protection and privacy laws.