Privacy Policy for Helpful GPT’s

Who we are

Comments

  • When you leave comments on our site, we collect data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
  • To check if you’re using Gravatar, an anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be used. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here. Upon comment approval, your profile picture is publicly visible in your comment’s context.

Media

  • Be cautious when uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can extract this data from images on the website.

Cookies

  • Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter details for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
  • Login Cookies: Temporary cookies check if your browser accepts cookies and contain no personal data. They are discarded upon closing your browser. Additional cookies save your login information and screen preferences for two days to one year, depending on your choices.
  • Editing Cookies: When editing or publishing an article, a cookie indicating the post ID is saved. This contains no personal data and expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content

  • Articles on our site may include embedded content from other websites (e.g., videos, images, articles). This content behaves as if you have visited the source website, which may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that site.

Data Sharing

  • Your IP address is included in password reset emails upon request.

Data Retention

  • Comments: We retain comments and their metadata indefinitely for automatic follow-up comment recognition and approval.
  • Registered Users: Personal information provided by registered users is stored in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (username cannot be changed). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

Your Rights

  • You can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided. You may also request the erasure of any personal data we hold about you, excluding data retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Data Transmission

  • Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.