At The MK Post, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://themkpost.com.
2. Information We Collect
- Personal Information: Name, email address, and contact details when you subscribe to newsletters or submit inquiries.
- Browsing Data: IP address, device information, and browsing history for analytics and site performance improvement.
- Comments Data: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
- Media Data: If you upload images, avoid embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can extract this data.
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
- When you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- A temporary cookie is set when visiting the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. It is discarded upon closing the browser.
- Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. “Remember Me” extends login for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
- Editing or publishing an article saves a cookie with no personal data, indicating the post ID. It expires after one day.
4. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). Embedded content behaves as if the visitor visited the other website, which may collect data, use cookies, and track interactions.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
- If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email.
- We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties. Data may be shared with service providers for analytics, hosting, and marketing purposes.
- Legal disclosures will be made when required by law or to protect our rights.
6. Data Retention
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic approval of follow-up comments.
- Registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information (except their username). Administrators can also manage user data.
7. User Rights
- Request an exported file of personal data we hold.
- Request data erasure, excluding data retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
8. Data Security
- We implement industry-standard security measures to protect data from unauthorized access and breaches.
- Regular audits and encryption methods ensure data integrity.
9. Where Your Data is Sent Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
10. Third-Party Links Our website may contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices and recommend reviewing their policies.
11. Policy Updates We reserve the right to update this policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with the effective date.
12. Contact Information For questions or requests regarding your privacy, contact us at privacy@themkpost.com.
