General Information
The confidentiality of your personal data is one of the main concerns of News.Sucial.com, headquartered in Cluj, Romania, acting as a data controller.
This document is intended to inform you about the processing of your personal data in the context of using the website News.Sucial.com.
What data we collect and why we collect it
News.Sucial.com may collect information about users whenever they access the site, leave a comment, register for a contest, or subscribe to the Newsletter.
The collected information represents personal data and may include, as applicable and depending on permissions: IP address, user location, internet service provider, browser used and its settings, operating system, referral page, destination page, exit page, as well as other hardware details of the visitor’s system, first name, last name, email address, or website.
The collected information can be of two types:
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information automatically collected each time this site is accessed: IP address, user location, internet service provider, browser used and its settings, operating system, referral page, destination page, exit page;
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information manually entered by the user: first name, last name, email address, or website.
Automatically collected information is used by the News.Sucial.com team to analyze the visitors of this site. These data are used exclusively for this purpose and are not stored or managed by us, but are stored and managed by third-party services such as Google Analytics, JetPack.com, WordPress.com, or Facebook.com.
The collected data are handled appropriately, and News.Sucial.com is the only entity that has access to them.
The collected information is not sold, shared, rented, or distributed in any way. Any changes to the data or how they are managed will be notified through this page available at News.Sucial.com/politica-confidentialitate.
We use the collected data to improve the user experience through interaction with this site.
The collected data help us provide relevant information and reduced site loading times.
Data manually entered by users (data from the comment form, contact form, or Newsletter subscription form) may be used by the News.Sucial.com team to contact users by email, respond to messages, or manage a contest.
How we use the data
Each piece of collected information will be used appropriately, therefore information from Newsletter subscription forms will not be used in any other way. We will not use collected email addresses to contact you unless you request this.
Information provided through the comment form may be used to contact you but will not be used automatically to subscribe you to the Newsletter. Collected email addresses will not be displayed on the site in any way.
Data entered in the contact form will be used only to contact you and for no other purpose. These data are not collected automatically or sent to be used for any purpose other than managing contact messages.
We may use statistical data about site visitors to generate general information about the News.Sucial.com audience. These data do not refer to an individual person and are available only in statistical form.
User comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comment forms, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (also called a hash), created from your email address, may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public next to your comment.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Media files
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Website visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the site.
Contact forms
This site includes a contact form that helps visitors contact representatives of News.Sucial.com. The contact form is available at News.Sucial.com/contact and includes 5 text fields, mandatory or optional: name, email address, phone number, subject, and message text. A user who wishes to contact a News.Sucial.com representative must complete the contact form using real data.
The completed data are received at the email address: [email protected]. These data are handled by a News.Sucial.com representative and will be used only in the context of communication with the user. The information is private and will not be made public without the express consent of both parties.
Cookies
This site uses cookies to ensure proper functionality. Cookies are data stored on a visitor’s computer and may include information about them. This mechanism helps visitors and the technologies used by this site to ensure its proper functioning.
Any user may manage the cookies stored through this site. It should be noted that most cookies are not placed directly by News.Sucial.com, but by third parties.
Cookies are used to monitor visitors of this site, display advertisements, or provide data used by the comment form, contact form, Newsletter subscription form, or any other form displayed on this site.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to fill them in again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set several cookies to save your login information and screen display options. Login cookies are kept for two days, and screen options cookies are kept for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login cookies will be kept for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not include personal data and simply indicates the ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
All information related to the cookies used by this site is available on the dedicated page News.Sucial.com/politica-cookie.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (for example, videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if visitors had visited another website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Use of external links
Texts published by News.Sucial.com may contain external links to other approved websites or services. Please note that News.Sucial.com is not responsible for the privacy policies of those websites.
Some external links may be sponsored, and some may place cookies, as specified on the page News.Sucial.com/politica-cookie. This privacy policy applies only to information managed on this site.
Subscriptions
Any user of this site may choose to subscribe to the newsletter. We send only one automated message per week containing the most recent articles published during that period.
Newsletter messages are sent automatically through the Mailchimp.com platform, which we use for this purpose. The collected email addresses, along with first and last names, are stored on external servers located outside the EU. Our team can view and manage this information collected from subscribers.
Users may also subscribe to site comments, comments on a specific article, or articles published on the site. These subscriptions are not managed by the News.Sucial.com team, and this subscription system is automatic. Users may choose whether or not to subscribe, and publishing a comment does not entail any obligation in this regard.
Analytics data
Automatically collected information is used by the News.Sucial.com team to analyze the visitors of this site. These data are used exclusively for this purpose and are not stored or managed by us, but by third-party services such as Google Analytics, JetPack.com, WordPress.com, or Facebook.com.
The collected data are handled appropriately, and News.Sucial.com is the only entity that has access to them.
Who we share your data with
The collected information is not sold, shared, rented, or distributed in any way. Any changes to the data or how they are managed will be notified through this page available at News.Sucial.com/politica-confidentialitate.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and automatically approve follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users (if any) who register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account or have left comments on this website, you may request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including all data you have provided to us. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To make such a request, send an email to [email protected] with the subject “Request for Personal Data Collected by News.Sucial.com,” specifying the email address for which you wish to know what personal data are stored on this site.
You will receive a confirmation email at the specified address, and shortly after confirming ownership, you will receive all the necessary information in your inbox.
How we protect your data
News.Sucial.com takes all necessary measures to protect personal information originating from users and collected automatically or manually. All information is protected both online and offline.
All data transferred from the user to the site or from the site to the user are encrypted using an SSL certificate. All transferred data are encrypted to ensure proper protection. We use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, and our efforts also focus on protecting this type of information offline.
Partners’ Terms
This site collaborates with various companies to provide visitors with an optimal user experience, display advertisements, or analyze visitors anonymously. You may consult the privacy policies of our partners on their respective pages:
About changes
If a user’s information provided to this site changes, they may update these data.
Any change to the privacy policy will be announced immediately on this page and also on the main page of the site. Users will be informed each time about changes that may directly or indirectly affect them.
Users may choose whether or not to agree with this policy. All collected data will be used in accordance with the policy under which the information was collected.