Privacy Policy
Effective Date: May 29, 2025
Who We Are Our website address is: https://askqalandars.com. AskQalandars.com is owned and operated by Bilal Qayyum, offering a blog and community forum for discussions, information sharing, and engagement. We plan to introduce e-commerce functionality in the future to offer products and services. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you interact with our website.
Comments When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, including your name, email address, and comment content. We also collect your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if linked to Gravatar) is visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media If you upload images to the website, you should avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website. We recommend reviewing images for sensitive metadata before uploading.
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 you don’t need to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies last for one year. If you visit our login page, we 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 set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes these login cookies. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day. We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic, which may set cookies to track user interactions. For details, see Google’s privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Advertising We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on AskQalandars.com. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads. You can also generally opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.
Embedded Content from Other Websites Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including if you have an account and are logged in to that website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party websites.
Who We Share Your Data With We use Akismet to check visitor comments for spam. Akismet’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We also use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. Google Analytics may collect data such as your IP address and Browse behavior. See their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy. For advertising purposes, data may be shared with Google AdSense and its partners. We do not share your personal data with other third parties except as necessary to provide our services or as required by law.
How Long We Retain Your Data If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username, which cannot be changed). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including data you provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except for data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).
Where Your Data Is Sent Visitor comments may be checked through Akismet’s automated spam detection service. Our website is hosted by Hostinger, with servers located in Singapore. Data you provide may be stored on these servers or transferred to other regions as required by our service providers (e.g., Google Analytics, Akismet, Google AdSense).
Contact Information For questions about this privacy policy or to exercise your data rights, please contact: Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) Owner: Bilal Qayyum
Additional Information
Security: We use SSL encryption and secure servers provided by Hostinger to protect your data. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure. Future E-Commerce: As we plan to add e-commerce functionality, this privacy policy will be updated to reflect any new data practices related to transactions or additional services. Changes to This Policy: We may update this privacy policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Compliance: We aim to comply with applicable data protection laws, including GDPR for EU users and CCPA for California residents. For GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. For CCPA, California residents may request information about data sharing for business purposes.