Privacy Policy for The Young Expat
Effective Date: 01/January/2025
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://theyoungexpat.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing transparency about how your information is handled when you interact with our site.
Data We Collect and How It’s Used
- Google Analytics and Search Console We use Google Analytics and Google Search Console to collect anonymous data about site traffic and usage patterns. This helps us improve the website’s performance and content. The data collected does not identify you personally.
- Hosting and Cloudflare Logs Our hosting provider and Cloudflare may temporarily log technical information such as IP addresses to ensure the website functions properly and to enhance security. These logs are not shared or used for marketing purposes.
- Adsense and Affiliate Programs We participate in Google AdSense and affiliate programs, which may use cookies and tracking technologies to display relevant advertisements. These third-party services may collect information about your visits to this and other websites. Please review Google’s Advertising Privacy & Terms (https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads) for details.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- Temporary cookies are set when you visit our login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. These contain no personal data and are discarded after you close your browser.
- Additional cookies may be set for login sessions, screen display settings, and article edits. These expire as per their respective durations.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the external website, which may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content. Please review their privacy policies for details.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email. Otherwise, we do not share your data with third parties except as required by law or to facilitate site functionality.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- For registered users (if any), personal information is stored in their user profile and can be viewed, edited, or deleted by the user or site administrators.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or ask us to delete any personal data we hold. This excludes data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Third-Party Services
- Google Analytics, AdSense, and affiliate programs may collect data in accordance with their privacy policies.
- Cloudflare and our hosting provider may log technical data for site security and functionality.
Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy as needed. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated effective date.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this policy, please contact us at [email protected] .