Our Privacy Pledge
- Our commitment is to put users first. We strive to be transparent about how we collect and use your information, to keep your information secure and to provide you meaningful choices.
- This Privacy Policy is meant to help you understand what information the Cybersecurity Careers Blog collect, why we collect it and what we do with it.
User Registration using OpenID
Registration on Cybersecurity Careers Blog is completely optional. Registration allows you to have a persistent login when cookies are enabled and to share an identity across your preferred existing third-party provider (e.g., Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.).
Your data is securely handled for user registration using open identification protocols. OpenID is an open-source authentication protocol that allows users to sign in to multiple websites using a single set of credentials.
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.
Suggested text: 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 a comment, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post/comment ID of the article you just contributed to.
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 exactly 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.
Cybersecurity Careers Blog does not voluntarily share, sell, or offer your data to any third party without your consent, except for the purposes of web traffic analytics as described in this disclaimer.
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who 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 anytime. 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 must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Device information and location
- Device Information. We collect information from your devices (computers, mobile phones, tablets, etc.), including how you interact with our services and those of our third-party partners and information that allows us to recognize and associate your activity across devices and Services. This information includes device-specific identifiers and information such as IP address, cookie information, mobile device and advertising identifiers, browser version, operating system type and version, mobile network information, device settings, and software data. We may recognize your devices to provide you with personalized experiences and advertising across the devices you use.
- Location Information. We collect location information from a variety of sources. For example, Google Analytics can assist with geolocating a user using multiple methodologies (e.g., originating IP address, browser footprint) so we may better understand who and where our users are located. Location is not intended to be absolute, and may be inaccurate.
Protecting Children
Our services are for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect, use, or share information that could reasonably be used to identify children under age 13 without prior parental consent or consistent with applicable law. We welcome you to contact us immediately if you detect otherwise.
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