Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for The CSS Books.

At The CSS Books, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you interact with our website. By using our site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

**Information We Collect**

We collect personal information to improve your experience on our website and to provide you with the services you request. The information we collect may include:

  1. **Contact Information**: When you submit a query via our “Contact Us” page, we may collect your name, email address, and the details of your inquiry.
  2. **Comments**: If you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized hash of your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After approval, your profile picture (if available) will be visible to the public alongside your comment.
  3. **Media**: If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.
  4. **Cookies**:

– If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

– Temporary cookies are set on our login page to determine if your browser accepts cookies. These contain no personal data and are discarded when you close your browser.

– Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

– If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.

  1. **Embedded Content**: Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the source website, which may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the content.
  2. **Analytics**: We use analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with our site. This data is anonymized and used to improve user experience.

**How Long We Retain Your Data**

– **Comments**: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

– **User Accounts**: For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except usernames). Administrators can also access and edit this information.

**Your Rights Over Your Data**

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can:

– Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.

– Request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, excluding data we are obligated to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

**Where Your Data Is Sent**

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

**Personal Information Collected on This Website**

No personal information is collected from consumers who browse our website for information or use the opt-out page. Similarly, no personal data is collected from individuals accessing the members-only section of our site.

**Policy Updates**

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.

**Contact Us**

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us.

Thank you for trusting The CSS Books with your information. We are dedicated to maintaining your privacy and providing a secure online experience.

**The CSS Books Team**