At QuantaCrest, we are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of our visitors to our website. Our website address is: https://quantacrest.com.
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://gravatar.com/support/data-privacy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you choose to upload images to our website, we recommend avoiding images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Should you leave a comment on QuantaCrest, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, eliminating the need to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies will last for one year.
Upon visiting our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to ascertain if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Logging in will set several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, while screen options cookies last a year. If “Remember Me” is selected, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove these cookies.
Editing or publishing an article will save an additional cookie in your browser, indicating the post ID of the article just edited, expiring after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our site may feature embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Such content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has directly visited the other website. These sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged into that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
For password reset requests, the email will contain your IP address. This is a security feature to ensure the authenticity of the request.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for recognition and automatic approval of any follow-up comments, bypassing moderation.
For registered users, we store personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (username changes are not permitted). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments on QuantaCrest, you can request an exported file of personal data we hold, including any data provided. You can also request the erasure of personal data. This excludes data we are mandated to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Transmission
Visitor comments may undergo checks via an automated spam detection service to ensure the quality and relevance of content on our platform.
We value your trust in QuantaCrest and are dedicated to safeguarding your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy, please contact us.