At Torque, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website.
Information We Collect
We collect different types of information to provide and improve our website and services to you. Here’s a breakdown of what we collect:
- Comments: When you leave comments on our website, we collect the information you provide in the comment form, including your name (if provided), email address, comment content, IP address, and browser user agent string (to help detect spam). Additionally, an anonymized string created from your email address (called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using a Gravatar profile picture. You can learn more about Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly displayed next to your comment.
- Media: If you upload images to our website, we recommend you avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). This data can be downloaded and extracted by anyone visiting the website.
- Cookies: We use cookies to store information about your visit to our website and your preferences. These cookies can be used for various purposes, such as saving your name, email address, and website address in the comment form for your convenience, storing your login information, and remembering your screen display choices. You can choose to opt-out of saving this information in cookies.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Improve our website and the services we offer
- Respond to your comments and inquiries
- Prevent spam and enhance website security
Data Sharing and Third-Party Access
We take your privacy seriously and do not sell or share your personal information with third parties except in the following situations:
- When required by law
- For spam detection purposes (e.g., sharing anonymized data with anti-spam services)
Our website may include embedded content from other websites (e.g., videos, social media posts). When you interact with this embedded content, it’s as if you are directly visiting the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the content. Their privacy policies will apply in these situations.
Data Retention
We retain comments and their metadata indefinitely. This allows for automatic approval of subsequent comments from the same user. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles.
Your Rights
You have the right to request an exported file of your personal information we hold or request that we erase any personal information we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obligated to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Security
We take steps to secure your personal information; however, no internet transmission method is completely secure. Therefore, while we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Please review it regularly for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.
By using our website, you consent to this Privacy Policy.