Privacy Policy

DBEM.org is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. We have updated our Privacy Policy to comply with Google's requested requirements and to better serve our users. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy practices.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://www.dbem.org

Affiliate Disclaimer

DBEM.org participates in affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for us to earn fees. As an affiliate partner, we earn from qualifying purchases. Rest assured, purchasing through our links will not result in higher prices, and our editorial process remains unbiased.

Data Collection

a. Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor's IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy can be found at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible in the context of your comment.

b. Media

To protect your privacy, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) to our website. Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the site.

c. Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies provide convenience and will last for one year. We also use temporary cookies to determine if your browser accepts cookies, as well as login and screen options cookies.

d. Embedded Content

Our website may feature embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles) from other websites. This content behaves as if you visited the other website directly, and they may collect data, use cookies, or employ third-party tracking.

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. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, but cannot change their username. Website administrators can also access and edit this information.

User Rights & Data Export

If you have an account or have left comments on DBEM.org, you can request an exported file of your personal data or ask that we erase any personal data we hold. This does not apply to data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Data Protection

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to ensure the security of our users' information.

Changes to Privacy Policy

DBEM.org reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We encourage you to review it regularly for any updates or changes.

Contact Information

For any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us through our contact form.

Last Updated: 5th April 2023