Last updated: October 29, 2024
Overview
TeachGeniusAI (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website teachgeniusai.com (the “Site”). Please read this privacy policy carefully. By using our Site, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:
- Leave comments
- Register for an account
- Contact us
- Submit any forms on our Site
This information may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Website URL (if provided)
- Any other information you choose to provide
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Page views and browsing patterns
- Referring website address
- Device information
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
First-Party Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience:
- Comment cookies (lasting one year) to save your details for future comments
- Login-related cookies (lasting two days)
- Screen options cookies (lasting one year)
- “Remember Me” cookies (lasting two weeks)
- Article editing cookies (lasting one day)
Third-Party Cookies and Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), to help us understand how visitors use our Site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect and analyze information about:
- Site usage patterns
- Time spent on pages
- Pages visited
- Traffic sources
- Approximate geographic location (country/city level)
- Device and browser information
Google may use the data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
For more information about how Google uses data when you use our Site, please visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
Cookie Management
You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may limit your ability to use some features of our Site.
How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information to:
- Provide and maintain our Site
- Improve user experience
- Detect and prevent spam
- Respond to your comments and inquiries
- Monitor Site usage and performance
- Protect the security and integrity of our Site
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:
- To comply with legal obligations
- To protect against legal liability
- To protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users
- With service providers who assist in our operations (e.g., spam detection services)
Embedded Content
Our Site may include embedded content from other websites (e.g., videos, images, articles). These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Request an exported file of your personal data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Update or correct your personal data
- Opt-out of certain data collection practices
Note: Some data may be retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Media Content
When uploading images to the Site, avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Site visitors can download and extract location data from images if present.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site:
- The data shown in the comments form is collected
- Visitor IP addresses and browser user agent strings are collected to help with spam detection
- An anonymized string (hash) of your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service
- After comment approval, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment
For more information about the Gravatar service, visit their privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/
Data Retention
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for spam detection and comment approval
- For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile
- Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames)
- Website administrators can see and edit user information
Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to update this privacy policy at any time. We will notify users of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page.
Contact Information
For questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at [Your Contact Information].
Additional Information
- Password reset emails will include your IP address
- Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service
- Users can request an export of their personal data or its deletion
- Some data may be retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes