Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://varbay.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 with spam detection.

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 here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

3. Media

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

4. 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 that you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will 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 will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction 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

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

8. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

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 data you have provided. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

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

10. Additional Data Collection and Usage

We may collect the following additional personal information through our website:

• First and Last Name: For identity verification and order processing.
• Email Address: For account creation, communication, and marketing purposes.
• Phone Number: For order updates and customer service support, and marketing purposes.
• Address: For product delivery and billing.

11. Data Usage

The collected data will be used for the following purposes:

• Marketing: To send promotions, discounts, and information about new products.
• Customer Service: To manage orders, provide support services, and respond to user requests.
• Analytics: To analyze user behavior and site performance and improve our services.

12. Third-Party Sharing

Personal data may be shared with:

• Advertisers: To offer advertising campaigns that may interest the user.
• Analytics Companies: To analyze the performance of our website and user behavior.

13. WordPress and Plugins

Our website operates on the WordPress platform and uses various plugins. Data collected via these plugins is processed for the purposes outlined in this privacy policy.

14. Hosting Provider

Our website is hosted by a reliable third-party hosting provider, with all necessary security measures in place to store your personal data securely.

15. Company Information and Contact

For any questions or requests regarding data processing or other concerns, please contact us at:

• Company Name: TapTake
• Address: Batı, Hatboyu Cd. No:28, 34890 Pendik/İstanbul
• Email: contact@varbay.com