This policy is made to let our esteemed Users know about the rules and regulations we follow to protect our User’s personal information. In this Policy Users are told how their personal information is used/processed by our website/ team and third-party websites. Personal information is that information which is directly/indirectly/in any practical manner/reasonably associated with the person who uses/visits our website (helpingwiththoughts.com) in any possible/plausible way. The company is committed to protect the privacy of our Users at every cost and in every plausible way.
Who we are
Our website address is: http://helpingwiththoughts.com.
Last updated
1 September 2024
Disclaimer
For protecting data, we use best and reliable technical security measures. We follow the guidelines of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) while handling User’s personal data. In this gigantic world of Internet, we can’t deny the possibilities of data theft, and we are very much aware how devastating this theft could be for an individual. As everyone is aware that internet is much dynamic and very unstable these days, so no one can guarantee 100 % data security on one’s part. And if User finds that his personal data is no longer secure with us or notices that his data has been compromised then he/she should let us know about the problem using the details in contact us section at the end of the webpage.
Types of Information we collect
With the use of different reliable and trusted software we might collect (not compulsory) some of the following information about the User. We only collect that information which are of vital use to us. There are chances that pieces of information mentioned further may not be collected now (by us) but could be considered in near future.
Information which we could collect if someone visits our website –
- If someone pays a visit to our website data about his Internet service provider (ISP), IP address could be collected by us.
- Date and time of visit could be collected.
- Which pages were visited and what was the duration that User stayed on a specific page.
- What was the actual path followed by a visitor to reach our website. Directly, through ‘google’ or identical search engines; via a third-party link or website.
All the data/information about Users is limited to us/our team.
Personal Information which User enters
Personal information mostly include name, address, contact telephone numbers including both mobile and landlines, email ids, browsing details etc. A lot of information like them is always a matter of great concern for us. We do protect this type of information with utmost security.
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.
Use of Cookies
Our parent website may place cookies on User’s web browser/hard Drive/mobile Device only if you allow them by clicking the allow option. The main purpose of cookies is to enhance your web browsing experience by showing you identical content which you have visited lately by letting the web server know about your frequent visits to a specific website. By doing so User’s precious time is saved and finding solution to their queries becomes easier.
In addition to that it also helps us to check the behavior of visitors and their response towards our work. By doing so we get a good chance to improve the quality of matter provided on the pages.
We (helpingwiththoughts.com) do not share/sell/lease any kind of personal information of our esteemed Users to anyone and not even to any third-party. These are gathered for non-commercial use only. By using our website (by any User), it is construed that User shows his compliance with the data use policies written on this very page and which is updated time to time when required.
Some cookies stay on User’s browser till the browser is open; as the browser is shut these cookies stop. On the other hand, there are other cookies also which stays on the browsers even after the browser is restarted or PC is rebooted. By any chance if we send cookies into User’s operating system, it will stop working as the browser is shut/stopped by the User in their operating system.
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.
Third Party Cookies
Like most of the websites, our website might also be containing links to some other Websites; User may also find advertisement on our website. By clicking on these advertisements links and other website links, Users generally leave our website (current webpage) and reach some other third-party website. We (helpingwiththoughts.com) do not take any responsibility for these third-party websites and about their way of handling the personal data of any visitor. By virtue of that, it is a humble request to every User that they should clarify the privacy policy and Terms of Use of these websites in the first place and on their own.
These third-party websites may place cookies/web beacons on User’s web browser, email, device etc.; when a User gives them a random visit. Web beacon may record the information for analytical purposes. IP address may also be recorded along with the total time and how many times a User has visited a webpage.
In order to avoid these cookies and web beaconing Users are advised better turn off cookies in their web browser settings. It helps them against getting spammed or being monitored.
If a User (under age or adult) shares his/her some sort of personal data with any of the third-party websites either by opening their website by clicking a link provided on our website or by using its web address provided on our website (helpingwiththoughts.com); we are not responsible for User’s such actions. Some websites might have different kind of uses of User’s personal information according to their working standards. As previously mentioned in this policy we do not control/manage other website’s Privacy Policies or Terms of Use related with handling personal data. Users are advised to open these links on their own responsibility.
Opting Out Option
User is free to choose opt out options in case User gets registered or have his/her information shared off the cuff on our website or any other third-party website. Cookies can be stopped by making some changes in your browser settings, both in mobile and personal computer. By reading the cookies policy and blocking them on your web browser, User can stop these cookies from making a free trip on their device. Opting out is every User’s right protected under GDPR. However, blocking cookies by altering browser settings might not work for all types of cookies. Cookies like flash cookies, if required, need to be dealt with by making some more changes available in setting options. Unlike others these cookies have different algorithms.
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.
Social Media
Our website or webpages might be having links of some social media applications and websites. We (helpingwiththoughts.com) have pages on social media handles to promote our work there by socializing with people. Our primary goal is to encourage public participation. These social media handles have their different privacy policy and terms of use which do not match with ours. These are considered as third-parties from our end so be aware before sharing personal information with any social media site as we do not have any control over there terms of use of personal information of any User.
Resetting Email
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Notes To Parents
It is to notify that children who are underage, they are supposed to watch and use Information/content/articles on this website under the supervision of their parents/guardians. There might be some info on this website which could be extreme in some measures. Because of that children might need some level of superintendence while interpreting such information. We suggest parents/guardians to keep a good watch on their young ones; what they are going through online.
Children’s all rights are protected under Children Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). We (helpingwiththoughts.com) do not deliberately accumulate any kind of information of an underage child (below age 13). If parents/guardians notice that his child has shared some sort of information with us or any third-party website without their consent; then they can notify us through the details given in the contact us section. The personal information of your youngster will be deleted within reasonable period of time. The information of children of 16 and above can be retained by us under the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR). For children age 15 or under 15, parents/guardians’ consent will be given first priority.
In any condition if we notify that a child of age 13 or below has shared any kind of personal information on our website or like platform which runs under our supervision, then we delete all his personal information as soon as possible. It is database. If our team finds any unauthentic personal information in database, then it has all the power to delete that information without giving any prior notice to the person to whom that information belongs.
Anyhow if a child opens a link present on our website and reaches some other website page, there his personal information gets in possession of that third-party through the use of cookies, web beacon etc. then we (helpingwiththoughts.com) are not accountable for that. Any tracking technology (for example third party cookies) to work legally on a website or browser, it must have prior consent of User of that browser/operating system. That is why one should have enough knowledge about how cookies work, before allowing cookies of any website to collect one’s browsing information.
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.
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.
Changes In Policy
Changes are made in this privacy policy from time to time as per the requirements and updates. Users are made aware about when the recent changes were made in the Last Updated column on this very page with its effective date. Users who continue to use our services after such updates are considered that they are in compliance with our updated version of Privacy Policy.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.