Privacy Policy for ShortlyInfo

Effective Date: September 19, 2024

Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.shortlyinfo.com. For any privacy-related inquiries, you can contact us at contact@shortlyinfo.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, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Media

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

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year.

Google AdSense

We may use Google AdSense to serve ads on our website. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on users’ previous visits to our site and other sites across the internet.

  • Google uses the DART cookie, which enables it to serve ads to our visitors based on their visit to ShortlyInfo and other sites.
  • You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings.
    For more details on how Google collects and uses data, visit Google’s Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Amazon Affiliate Program

We participate in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program that allows us to earn commissions by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

  • If you click on an Amazon affiliate link in one of our articles and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
  • Amazon may use cookies to track purchases originating from our website. You can review Amazon’s Privacy Notice at https://www.amazon.com/privacy.

Analytics

We may use Google Analytics or other third-party services to monitor and analyze site traffic. These services may collect your IP address, browsing habits, and interactions with the site.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not share your personal information with third parties except in the following cases:

  • Legal obligations: If required by law enforcement or regulatory authorities.
  • Third-party services: Google AdSense, Google Analytics, and Amazon Affiliates for advertising and analytics purposes.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely.
  • Cookies: Login cookies and other necessary cookies for site functionality may last for up to a year.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have left comments or interacted with the site, you can request an exported file of your personal data. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold, except for data we must retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

How We Protect Your Data

We implement industry-standard measures such as encryption, secure access controls, and firewalls to protect your personal data. Security logs are retained for up to 60 days to monitor suspicious activities.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Please check this page periodically to stay informed.