Silicon PC

Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Our website address is: http://siliconpc.com.

At SiliconPC, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website, leave comments, or interact with our services.

2. Comments

When you leave comments on our site, we collect:

  • The data provided in the comments form.
  • Your IP address.
  • Your browser user agent string (to assist with spam detection).

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available via Gravatar) will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

3. Media Uploads

If you upload images to our website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract this information.

4. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience:

  • Comment Cookies: If you opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies, these will last for one year for convenience.
  • Login Cookies:
    • A temporary cookie checks if your browser accepts cookies (no personal data, deleted when you close the browser).
    • Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last one year.
    • If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for two weeks.
    • Logging out removes login cookies.
  • Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie (containing no personal data) is saved with the post ID and expires after 1 day.

5. Embedded Content

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. This content behaves as if you visited the source site, which may:

  • Collect data about you.
  • Use cookies.
  • Employ third-party tracking.
  • Monitor interactions (especially if you’re logged into that site).

6. Data Sharing

  • If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
  • Visitor comments may be processed by an automated spam detection service.

7. Data Retention

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to auto-approve follow-up comments.
  • Registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal info (except usernames). Administrators can also access and modify this data.

8. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can:

  • Request an export of your personal data.
  • Request erasure of your data (excluding data we must retain for legal, security, or administrative reasons).

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Comments may be processed by an automated spam detection service

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