Our website address is: https://hytaledojo.com.
This privacy policy outlines how HytaleDojo (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects any information that you provide when you use this website.
2. Information We Collect and How
We collect information in the following ways:
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using 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 in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist 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 includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
[Analytics]
[Third-Parties]: We use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to collect information about your use of our site. These services may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages. We use this information to improve our website and services.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for several purposes:
- To operate and maintain our website.
- To allow you to comment on our posts.
- To detect and prevent spam.
- To improve user experience (e.g., using cookies for convenience).
- To analyze site traffic and usage trends.
- To respond to password reset requests.
4. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as:
- Spam Detection Services: (e.g., Akismet) to prevent spam.
- Gravatar Service: To display your profile picture, as described above.
- [Analytics Providers]: [e.g., Google Analytics]
- [Email/Newsletter Providers]: [e.g., Mailchimp, if you have a newsletter]
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
5. How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
6. What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in the “Contact Us” section below.
7. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. [List any other data transfers, e.g., to servers or service providers in other countries.]
8. Data Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. We use commercially reasonable measures, such as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or your data, please contact us: