Effective Date: 17.February 2025
Last Updated: 17.February 2025

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://thepassportinvestor.com (“Website,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data responsibly.

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help with spam detection.

An anonymized hash (a unique string) generated from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

3. Media

If you upload images to our website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract this information.

4. Cookies

4.1 Comment 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.

4.2 Login Cookies

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login credentials and display preferences:

Login cookies last for two days

Screen options cookies last for one year

If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks

Logging out removes login cookies.

4.3 Editing and Publishing Cookies

If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is stored indicating the post ID of the article. This expires after one day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has directly visited the third-party website. These external sites may:

Collect your data

Use cookies

Embed additional third-party tracking

Monitor your interaction with embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged into that third-party website

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these third-party services.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

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

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. However, we may share your data with trusted third-party services, including:

Google Analytics – To analyze website traffic and improve user experience.

Google Ads & Facebook Pixel – To track user behavior for targeted advertising.

Google Tag Manager – To manage tracking scripts efficiently.

For more details on how these services collect and process your data, visit:

Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Facebook’s Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

Registered Users (if applicable) – Personal data in user profiles is stored indefinitely. Users can edit or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also edit this information.

8. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can request:

A file of your personal data that we hold.

Deletion of your personal data, except for data required for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

To request data access or deletion, please contact us at: [Insert Contact Email].

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service.

For advertising and analytics purposes, data may be processed outside your country of residence. We ensure compliance with relevant data protection laws when transferring data internationally.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as necessary. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Continued use of our website after changes are made indicates acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: [Insert Contact Email]
Address: [Insert Company Address]

This Privacy Policy complies with GDPR, CCPA, and other relevant privacy regulations.