Effective From: May 2025

At Stories of Sandeept, accessible from https://storiesofsandeept.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit or interact with our website.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://storiesofsandeept.com.

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 help detect spam.

An anonymized string (hash) generated from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. See Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes publicly visible next to your comment.

3. Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.

4. 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.
  • A temporary cookie will be set when you visit the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
  • When you log in, cookies will be set to save your login details and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes the cookies.
  • If you edit or publish a post, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article edited. It expires after 1 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 in the exact same way as if you visited that website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content — including tracking you if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

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

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for follow-up comment recognition and automatic approval.

For registered users (if any), personal information provided in the user profile is stored. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal info anytime (except usernames). Website admins can also edit that information.

8. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data. You may also request deletion of your data, excluding any required for legal, administrative, or security reasons.

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

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

10. Google AdSense and Analytics

This site uses Google AdSense and may use Google Analytics to understand user interaction and display personalized advertisements.

We do not control how Google or other third parties handle your data, but we strive to comply with privacy regulations and display transparency about data usage.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, you may contact us through the form on our website or email us at admin@storiesofsandeept or sandeept.revolution@gmail.com