Welcome to Thriving Sphere, your trusted source for news and insights. Your privacy is important to us, and this policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website at https://thrivingsphere.com.
Comments
When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the information you provide in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection.
If you use a Gravatar, an anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you have a profile picture. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available) will be visible to the public alongside your comment. You can review the Gravatar service’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
To enhance your experience, we use cookies in the following ways:
- Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year and save you from re-entering your details for future comments.
- Login Cookies: Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- Account Cookies: When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
- Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.
Embedded Content
Articles on Thriving Sphere may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. This content behaves as if you visited the source website, which may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged into that website.
Data Sharing
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
Data Retention
- Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- User Accounts: For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except usernames). Administrators can also access and edit this information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request:
- An exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
- The erasure of your personal data, excluding data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Transfers
Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service.
Thank you for trusting Thriving Sphere. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us.