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Privacy Policy
Your privacy matters to us. This policy explains what data we collect, why, and the choices you have.
01. Who we are
This privacy policy applies to Metaware Global and our website at https://metawareglobal.com. It explains what personal data we collect and how we use it.
02. What personal data we collect and why
We collect data through comments, media uploads, contact forms, cookies, embedded content, and analytics to operate the site and respond to your enquiries.
03. Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor's IP address and browser user-agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email may be provided to the Gravatar service.
04. Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included, as visitors can download and extract that location data.
05. Contact forms
Information submitted through our contact forms is used solely to respond to your request and is not sold or shared for marketing purposes.
06. Cookies
We use cookies to remember your comment details, to keep you signed in, and to store display preferences. You can control cookies through your browser settings.
07. Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited that other website and may collect data about you.
08. Analytics
We use analytics tools to understand how visitors use the site so we can improve performance, content, and user experience. This data is aggregated and anonymized where possible.
09. Who we share your data with
We do not sell your data. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Limited data may be shared with service providers strictly to operate the site.
10. How long we retain your data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize follow-up comments automatically. For registered users, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile.
11. What rights you have over your data
You can request that we export or erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
12. Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam-detection service. Otherwise, your data is processed on our infrastructure and that of our trusted providers.