Who We Are

Welcome to Ooparwala.com!

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the information provided in the comments form. We also gather the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help us prevent spam.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please refrain from including images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can potentially download and extract location data from such images on our site.

Cookies

Commenting: If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are designed for your convenience, eliminating the need to re-enter your details when you leave another comment. They will last for one year.

Login Page: When you visit our login page, we use a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie doesn’t contain personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Logged-In Users: When you log in, we set up several cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies persist for two days, and screen options cookies for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out of your account removes the login cookies.

Editing or Publishing: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our articles may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from other websites. Embedded content behaves as if you’ve visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and track your interaction with their embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged into their website.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

For comments, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely, allowing us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments without holding them in a moderation queue.

For registered users, we store the personal information provided in user profiles. You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time, with the exception of the username. Website administrators can also access and modify this information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you have the right to request an exported file containing your personal data. You can also ask us to erase any personal data we hold about you, except data we are obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be automatically screened for spam detection.

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