Our privacy policy is an important tool for us to demonstrate our commitment to privacy and build trust with customers and stakeholders. It also helps us comply with legal requirements, provide transparency, protect against data breaches, and demonstrate responsibility.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How we protect your data
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Data encryption: All customer data ise encrypted when it is stored, transmitted, and accessed. Encryption ensures that the data cannot be accessed or read by unauthorized individuals.
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Access control: Access control is important for ensuring that only authorized individuals can access our customer data. This involve the use of passwords, multi-factor authentication, and role-based access control.
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Secure data storage: Customer data is stored in secure, off-site locations with physical and logical security controls in place to prevent unauthorized access.
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Regular backups: Regular backups are performed to protect against data loss due to hardware failure, natural disasters, or cyber-attacks. Backups is stored in secure, off-site locations.
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Regular software updates and patches: Our regular updates and patches help protect against vulnerabilities in software and hardware. We keep systems and applications up to date with the latest security patches and updates.
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Employee training: Edusson writers employees are trained on how to handle customer data and how to identify and respond to security threats. Training should covers topics such as password security, phishing attacks, and social engineering.
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Third-party audits: We conduct third-party audits to provide an objective assessment of an organization’s security posture. Audits can help identify vulnerabilities and provide recommendations for improving security.
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Compliance with regulations: We comply with regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS, where applicable. These regulations provide guidelines for data privacy, security, and storage.
Our data breach management and response
A data breach plan is a set of procedures and protocols put in place to manage the response to a data breach. It is designed to minimize the impact of a breach on the organization and its stakeholders, including customers, employees, and partners. Our data breach plan include the following steps:
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Identifying the breach: The first step is to identify that a breach has occurred. This is done through various means, such as system alerts, employee reports, or customer complaints.
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Containing the breach: The next step is to contain the breach to prevent further damage. This could involve shutting down affected systems, disabling accounts, or blocking access to data depending for damage assessment.
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Assessing the damage: Once the breach has been contained, edusson writers assesses the extent of the damage. This involves determining what data was accessed or stolen, how it was accessed, and how long the breach may have been active.
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Notifying stakeholders: The organization will notify all stakeholders who may be affected by the breach, including customers, employees, and partners. This notification shall include details about the breach, what data was accessed or stolen, and what steps the organization is taking to mitigate the damage.
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Remediating the breach: The organization shall take steps to remediate the breach, such as patching vulnerabilities, strengthening security controls, or changing passwords.
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Learning from the breach: Finally, the organization shall conduct a post-mortem analysis of the breach to determine what went wrong and how it can be prevented in the future. This can involve reviewing security policies, training employees, or upgrading security systems.
