Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Tech-Yea.com

Who We Are

Company Name: Tech-Yea

Contact Information: For any privacy-specific concerns or inquiries, please contact us at contact@tech-yea.com.

Tech-Yea is a blog dedicated to providing the latest insights, news, and analysis in the technology sector. As part of our commitment to transparency and data protection, we adhere to relevant local and national business regulations regarding privacy and data collection. Please contact us directly for more detailed information regarding our registration and business addresses, if required.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

Personal Data Collection: At Tech-Yea, we may collect a variety of personal data from our users and site visitors, including but not limited to:

Name and Email Address: For users who wish to subscribe to our newsletter, comment on our posts, or contact us via our contact form.
Transactional Data: Including purchase information for any transactions made through our site, should any e-commerce functionality be offered.
Technical Data: Such as cookies, which help us analyze how visitors interact with our website, improve user experience, and manage site preferences.

Sensitive Personal Data: We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data concerning health or any other categories. Should such data be collected inadvertently, it will be treated with the highest level of security and confidentiality.

Purpose of Data Collection: The collection of personal data is driven by several purposes:

To enhance user experience, allowing for personalized content and preferences.
To facilitate communication and respond to inquiries through our contact forms.
For analytical purposes, to understand how our site is used and how we can improve it.
To process any transactions made on our site securely and efficiently.

We collect data based on the active consent provided by the user or under the legal basis of legitimate interest in improving our services and website functionality.

Plugins and Third-Party Data Collection: While the core WordPress platform does not collect personal data about visitors by default, some plugins or third-party tools used on our site may collect personal information. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of any third-party services before sharing personal data.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on Tech-Yea, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. This is a standard practice to ensure the integrity of our site and the safety of our community.

Media

Users who upload images or other media files to Tech-Yea should avoid uploading content with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website, potentially compromising their privacy.

Contact Forms

Tech-Yea uses contact form plugins to facilitate communication. When you submit a query through one of our contact forms, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message for customer service purposes. These submissions may be kept for a certain period to help us in providing you with the best support possible. However, the information submitted through contact forms is not used for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

This Privacy Policy aims to be clear and transparent about how we handle your personal data. If you have any questions or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact us at contact@tech-yea.com.

Cookies

Tech-Yea.com uses cookies to improve your experience while navigating through our website. The cookies we use are divided into categories: essential website cookies, performance and analytics cookies, functionality cookies, and advertising cookies. These are set by Tech-Yea.com and by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

Essential cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. Performance and analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. Functionality cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization.

We also use social media cookies linked to services provided by third parties, such as ‘Like’ buttons and share buttons. Lastly, we use analytics cookies through our use of Google Analytics for helping us understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

For more detailed information on the cookies we use, see the cookies section of our website.

Analytics

Tech-Yea.com uses Google Analytics as its primary analytics package to understand how our visitors interact with the website. This tool may collect data about your device and behavior on our site, such as your IP address, the pages you visit, the time spent on those pages, and the actions you take.

If you wish to opt-out of Google Analytics tracking, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or manage your preferences through your browser settings. For more information, please visit Google Analytics’ privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Who We Share Your Data With

Tech-Yea.com does not share your personal data with any third-party providers without your explicit consent, except for those necessary to provide our services, such as payment processors and cloud-based services. When we do share your data, it is with the aim of improving our services, complying with legal obligations, or ensuring the security of our services.

How Long We Retain Your Data

At Tech-Yea.com, we take your privacy seriously and only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for. For example:

Contact form entries are kept for six months for customer service purposes.
Analytics records are retained for one year to help us understand website trends and usage.
Customer purchase records are kept for ten years for accounting and legal requirements.

After these periods, your data is securely deleted or anonymized.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

You have several rights over your data, including:

The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
The right to request a correction of inaccurate personal data.
The right to request the deletion of your personal data.
The right to object to processing of your personal data.
The right to data portability.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@tech-yea.com.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Tech-Yea.com may transfer your data outside of the European Union to countries not deemed by the European Commission to have adequate data protection laws. In such cases, we ensure that your personal data is protected and transferred in a manner consistent with legal requirements, such as through the use of Privacy Shield certification, model contractual clauses, or binding corporate rules.

For more information on the safeguards we use, please contact us at contact@tech-yea.com.

Contact Information

For any privacy-specific concerns, please contact us via email at contact@tech-yea.com. We are dedicated to protecting your personal information and ensuring your privacy rights are respected.

Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data

Tech-Yea.com is committed to protecting your data through a combination of technical and organizational measures. We use encryption to safeguard your personal information during transmission, and our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities to make your visit to our site as safe as possible.

We also implement security measures such as two-factor authentication for accessing our administrative features, regular malware scanning, and secure coding practices. Additionally, our staff undergoes periodic data protection and security training to ensure they understand the importance of protecting personal data and the methods to enforce it.

What Data Breach Procedures We Have in Place

In the event of a data breach, Tech-Yea.com has implemented procedures to deal with it effectively. This includes internal reporting systems, immediate investigation by our security team, and, if necessary, communication with affected users about the breach and any actions they need to take.

We are committed to notifying users and the relevant authorities in accordance with data protection laws and regulations within 72 hours of becoming aware of a major data breach.

What Third Parties We Receive Data From

Tech-Yea.com may receive data about our users from third parties, such as analytics providers, advertising networks, and search information providers. This information helps us to update, expand, and analyze our records, identify new customers, and provide products and services that may be of interest to you.

What Automated Decision Making and/or Profiling We Do with User Data

Currently, Tech-Yea.com does not engage in automated decision making or profiling with user data for the services provided through our website.

Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements

As a tech blog, Tech-Yea.com is not part of a regulated industry subject to specific privacy laws beyond the general regulations that apply to online businesses, such as the GDPR for users in the European Union.