Here at Dave The Technician, we are committed to protecting the privacy of our users.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and display any information you entrust us.
Information We Collect
We may collect the following information about you when you use the forum:
- Personal data, your name, user name, email address, and all other information provided when you register for an account or add on later, so we can provide you with different services associated with your account. For example, registration requires an email address to allow us to send password reset emails. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username).
- Generated information, the forum threads you visit, your posts, comments, public messages, attachments, media uploads, and all other actions you may take while using the site we will retain. So we can recognize and approve any follow-up uses automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
- Technical information. That includes your IP address, browser type, and timezone when you access the website. That helps identify the users who violate the Terms of Use.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect about you for the following purposes:
- To improve the site and the forum and to provide a personalized experience on the site.
- To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, or send updates about the forum and the social media channels (only with your consent to do so).
- To analyze and understand how you use the website and forum to ensure security and site responsiveness.
- For moderation purposes, it will allow all users to enjoy the forum without having to read through spam and endure online bullying and abuse.
Sharing Your Information
We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:
- When and if we use service providers who will assist with the operation of the website and forum, such as hosting and payment processing companies.
- When and if required to do so by law, in response to a valid request (subpoena) from law enforcement or government agency.
- We will not sell, trade, or rent your information to third parties under any circumstance.
What rights do you have over your information?
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 information you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal information we hold about you. However, this does not include any data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Security of Your Information
We take reasonable steps (hashing, encryption, updated interface, etc.) to protect the information we collect about you from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no website or internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the total security of your information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time and will post the revised version on our website. In addition, you may review the Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about the steps we take to protect the users and the information we collect.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your rights under applicable privacy laws, please get in touch with us at: info@davethetechnician.com
The privacy policy was last updated on December 7, 2022.
