Who we are
This privacy policy will explain how we use the personal data we collect from you when you use our website https://www.vkinhal.com.
This privacy policy was last updated on 26 June 2019.
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.
All the cookies we collect are data that is voluntarily provided by you when you visit our website.
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
What data do we collect?
We use cookies just as every website does when you access our site. We collect the following data:
- Personal identification information (Name, and email address), if you have registered for new blog posts.
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide us with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
- Register online.
- Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.
- Voluntarily give feedback on any of our message boards.
- 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.
- An anonymised 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.
How will we use your data?
We use cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website. We collect your data so that we can:
- Let you access and use our website
- Keep you signed in
- Let you use the contact form submissions
- Send you information about new articles posted
- Understand how you use our website through Jetpack Version 5.7
We do not use your data for marketing or advertising.
How long will we keep your data?
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise 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 give 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.
We keep email addresses of people who have registered for information on blog posts indefinitely. You can let us know if you wish to unsubscribe from the mailing list.
We keep contact form entries and analytics records for a year.
What are your data protection rights?
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request us for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request us to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request us to erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: kinhal@vkinhal.com
What types of cookies do we use?
There are several different types of cookies. However, our website uses cookies classified by Automattic as:
- Strictly necessary – Cookies necessary for you to view and use our website, and register.
- Functionality – We use these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include your location.
- Analytics and Performance – We use cookies to analyse the number of users and how they use our website.
- Third Party/Embedded Content – Links to other articles, pictures, or use of social media for sharing content set up cookies on third-party websites.
How to manage cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies; the website, aboutcookies.org tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
Our website has links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy. The links to other websites could be through the following means:
Embedded Content – 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.
Social Media Sharing – When you share any of our blog posts or any other information through social media, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and LinkedIn, they may collect cookies, so you should read their privacy policy.
Webhosting – Our website is hosted by One.com, with headquarters in the USA, so you should read their privacy policy. According to them, all data of customers living in the European Union is hosted in their datacenters in Denmark.
Site Analytics – Our website uses the plugins Jetpack 5.7 for site analytics, so please read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
We review our privacy policy regularly and place any updates on this web page.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email us at: kinhal@vkinhal.com