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PRIVACY

Welcome to our website! At RuggedHide, we take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard the data you provide to us. By using our website, you consent to the practices described below.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

When you visit our website, we may collect certain personal data for various purposes. These may include:

  1. Contact Forms: If you choose to fill out a contact form on our site, we may collect your name, email address, and website. This information is stored in cookies to enhance your user experience by saving your details for future comment submissions. These cookies have a validity period of one year.
  2. Cookies: We use cookies to improve the functionality of our website. When you leave a comment or visit our login page, temporary cookies are set to determine your browser's acceptance of cookies. These cookies contain no personal data and are discarded once you close your browser. Additionally, when you log in, we use cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies are active for two days, while screen options cookies remain for a year. By selecting "Remember Me," your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.
  3. Embedded Content: Our articles may feature embedded content from other websites, such as videos, images, or articles. Please note that embedded content behaves as if you have visited the respective website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, employ third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
     

ANALYTICS

We may use analytics tools to collect information about your browsing behavior and interactions on our website. This data helps us analyze user trends, improve our content, and enhance your experience on our site.

  1. Data Sharing. We do not share your personal data with third parties, except in the following circumstances:

    1. Compliance with Legal Obligations: We may share your data when required to comply with legal obligations, respond to lawful requests, or protect our rights, safety, or property.

  2. Data Retention. We retain your data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

    1. Comments: If you leave a comment on our website, we retain the comment and its metadata indefinitely. This allows us to recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically without delay.

    2. User Registration: For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. Users can access, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, with the exception of their username. Website administrators also have access to this information and can manage it accordingly.

  3. Your Rights If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you have certain rights regarding your personal data:

    1. Access and Export: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you have provided. We will provide this data in an exported file format.

    2. Erasure: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data held by us. However, please note that we may need to retain certain data for administrative, legal, or security purposes as required by applicable laws.

  4. Data Security We take appropriate measures to ensure the security of your personal data and protect it against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no data transmission over the internet or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

  5. Automated Spam Detection Visitor comments may be subject to an automated spam detection service for the purpose of preventing spam on our website.

 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us. We are committed to addressing any inquiries and resolving issues in a prompt and professional manner.

Last updated: 13 July 2023

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Note: This revised privacy policy reflects our commitment to transparency and safeguarding your personal information. Please review this policy periodically, as we may update it to reflect any changes in our practices or legal requirements.

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