Privacy Policy for UltGate

Written by Jed Ismael on

Who We Are

Our website address is https://ultgate.org.

Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public next to your comment.

Media

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

Cookies

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year.
  • A temporary cookie is set when visiting the login page to check browser compatibility. It contains no personal data and is deleted upon closing the browser.
  • When you log in, cookies are set to store your login information and screen display preferences:
    • Login cookies last for two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected).
    • Screen options cookies last for a year.
  • Editing or publishing an article will store an additional cookie, which expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content

Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited the other website. These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, or track your interactions.

Data Sharing and Third-Party Services

We use the following services to enhance website performance and analytics:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze traffic and user behavior on our site. Google Analytics collects information like IP addresses, browser type, and interactions with our website. Learn more about their policies at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Cloudflare

Cloudflare is used to provide security and optimize website performance. It may process IP addresses and other connection data for content delivery and DDoS protection. See their privacy policy at https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.

WordPress Stats

WordPress Stats tracks site traffic, page views, and visitor data for performance insights. Visit https://automattic.com/privacy/ for more details.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to streamline follow-up comments.
  • Registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except username changes). Website administrators can also manage this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

You can request:

  1. An exported file of your personal data.
  2. Deletion of your personal data, except where retention is required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Additionally, data may be processed by third-party services like Google Analytics, Cloudflare, and WordPress Stats.

Contact Us

For privacy-specific concerns, please contact us at [email protected].