Privacy Policy

1. INTRODUCTION

This Privacy Notice for ArsTropica LLC (“we,” “us,” “our“, “The Site“), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share (“process“) your personal information when you use our services (“Services“), including when you:

- Visit our website at arstropica.com, or any website of ours that links to this Privacy Notice.
- Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events

Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at in**@********ca.com.

2. WHO WE ARE

This is a personal blog maintained by a single author. The Site is accessible at https://arstropica.com.

3. WHAT PERSONAL 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 spam detection.

An anonymized string (also called a hash) may be created from your email address and provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if any) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, 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 may last for one year.

Analytics

This site may collect anonymized traffic data (such as browser type, referring pages, and time spent on the Site) to improve performance and content. No personally identifying information is collected for analytics purposes.

4. WHO WE SHARE YOUR DATA WITH

Your data is not sold or shared with third parties for marketing purposes. Comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service such as Akismet.

5. HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically.

6. YOUR RIGHTS

If you have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data held about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request the deletion of any personal data held. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

7. WHERE YOUR DATA IS SENT

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

8. CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have privacy concerns or questions about this policy, you may reach out via the contact form available on the Site.

Akin Williams