PRIVACY POLICY
At Chipin, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website located at https://www.chipin.co.za.
Information We Collect and Why We Collect It
Comments
When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data you enter in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to prevent spam. Additionally, if you have a Gravatar account, an anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture next to your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as visitors can extract this information from downloaded images.
Contact Forms
Any information you provide through our contact form is used solely to respond to your inquiries or support requests. We do not sell or exchange your personal data with third parties.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year. When you log in, temporary cookies are set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me" during login, your login will persist for two weeks. Edit or publishing articles also triggers cookies, which expire after one day.
Embedded Content
Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images) from other websites. Embedded content behaves similarly to if you visited those websites directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to those websites.
Data Sharing
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data Retention
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. Registered users' personal information is stored in their user profiles, which they can edit or delete at any time. Website administrators can also view and modify this information.