Privacy Policy
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Welcome to https://xplrmerchus.com (“we”, “our”, or “us”). Protecting your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://xplrmerchus.com. This website is owned and operated by XPLRMerchUS.

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.

An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if available) will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Gravatar’s Privacy Policy: https://xplrmerchus.com.

3. Media Uploads

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other users may download and extract location data from images on the site.

4. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience:

• If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year.
• A temporary cookie is used on the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies.
• When you log in, we set cookies to save your login details and display preferences. Login cookies expire after two days, or two weeks if you select “Remember Me.” Display preference cookies last for one year.
• When editing or publishing a post, an additional cookie is stored to indicate the post ID. It expires after one day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same as if you visited those websites directly.

These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction, especially if you are logged in to those services.

6. Data Sharing

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for security purposes.

7. Data Retention

• Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic follow-up approval.
• For registered users, we store the personal data provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Site administrators can also access and modify this information.

8. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction or deletion of your data.
• Withdraw consent where applicable.

These rights are subject to any data we must retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be screened through automated spam detection services.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy or how your data is handled, please contact us via the contact form on our website.