privacy policy

Welcome to Grantunity.com, where transparency and user privacy are paramount. Our privacy policy is designed to provide you with clarity on how we handle your personal information, ensuring your trust and confidence in our platform.

At Grantunity.com, we recognize the importance of transparency and respect for user privacy. Therefore, this privacy policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, usage, and protection of your personal information. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of your data, and we strive to uphold the highest standards of privacy protection.

Our priority is to ensure that you understand how your personal information is collected, used, and safeguarded while using Grantunity.com. By outlining our practices in this privacy policy, we aim to provide you with the information you need to make informed decisions about your privacy.

We value your trust and confidence in Grantunity.com, and we are dedicated to protecting your privacy every step of the way. Thank you for choosing Grantunity.com as your platform of choice, and we look forward to serving you with the utmost respect for your privacy.

Comments

Your engagement matters to us at GrantUnity.com, and we’re committed to transparency in how we handle your interactions. When you leave comments on our platform, we collect the information you provide in the comments form. Additionally, to maintain the integrity of our community and enhance spam detection, we also gather your IP address and browser user agent string.To further protect your privacy, we utilize an anonymized string, also known as a hash, generated from your email address. This hash may be shared with the Gravatar service to verify if you have a Gravatar profile associated with the provided email address.

At Grantunity.com, safeguarding your privacy while fostering meaningful engagement is our priority. Thank you for being a part of our community, and we appreciate your trust in our platform.

Media

For those uploading images to GrantUnity.com, we advise against including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website, potentially compromising privacy.

Cookies

GrantUnity.com utilizes cookies to improve user experience. Opting into cookies saves your name, email address, and website information, streamlining the commenting process for future contributions. These cookies are maintained for one year. Temporary cookies, established during login attempts to verify browser cookie support, are removed upon closing your browser. Login information and screen display choices are also stored via cookies to personalize the user experience. Login cookies are valid for two days, while screen option cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login validity to two weeks. Cookies related to article editing expire after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on GrantUnity.com may feature embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Such content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has directly visited the other site, which may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

Data Sharing

In the event of a password reset request, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can alter their personal information anytime, except by changing their username. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on Grantunity.com or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request the deletion of our personal data about you. This does not include any data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Automated Spam Detection

Visitor comments may be vetted through an automated spam detection service to ensure the integrity of our platform.

Our privacy policy is designed with your security in mind, reflecting GrantUnity.com’s dedication to protecting your data while fostering a safe, welcoming community for all users.