Welcome to https://thebiharteacher.com. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://thebiharteacher.com
2. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. Their privacy policy is here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible publicly alongside your comment.
3. Media Uploads
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as other users may download and extract that information.
4. Cookies
We use cookies for basic functionality and user convenience:
- When you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for future use. These last for one year.
- When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie is used to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data.
- Upon login, several cookies are set to save login info and screen display preferences. Login cookies last 2 days (or 2 weeks with “Remember Me”); screen option cookies last 1 year.
- If you edit or publish content, a cookie is saved to track the post ID. It expires after 1 day.
5. Embedded Content
Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). This embedded content behaves just as if you had visited the source website.
These third-party websites may collect data, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction—especially if you’re logged in to their platform.
6. Data Sharing
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
7. Data Retention
- Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve future comments automatically.
- For registered users, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their information (except usernames). Administrators can also view and edit user info.
8. Your Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request:
- An exported file of your personal data.
- Erasure of any personal data we hold about you, except data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
9. Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
10. GDPR Compliance (EU Residents)
We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for users in the European Union. This includes:
- Transparent data collection
- Consent-based processing
- Secure storage and handling
- Rights to access, correct, and delete your data
11. CCPA Compliance (California Residents)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents may have access to:
- Identifiers: Name, email, phone, IP address, cookies
- Customer records (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e))
- Protected classification details (age, gender, etc.)
- Commercial data (products viewed/purchased)
- Internet activity (browsing, search history)
You may request disclosure, correction, or deletion of your data and can opt out of data selling (if applicable).
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions or requests related to your privacy, please contact us via our website contact form.
13. Consent
By using https://thebiharteacher.com, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
