Privacy Policy

Who we are

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

Information We Collect

1. Information You Provide

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily submit, including:

• Name
• Email address
• Contact information
• Comments or messages submitted through forms

2. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, certain information may be automatically collected, such as:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device information
• Pages visited and referring URLs
• Time spent on pages

This information is collected through cookies, log files, and similar technologies.

Comments

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

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see 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.

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 any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Improve user experience
• Analyze website performance
• Provide personalized advertising
• Store user preferences

You may disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features of the site may not function properly.

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 you leave 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 also set up several cookies to save your login information and your 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 1 day.

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 in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

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

Who we share your data with

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

We may share non-personal, aggregated information with:

• Google (Analytics, AdSense)
• Advertising partners
• Service providers who assist with website functionality

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

How long we retain your data

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

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide 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 see and edit that information.

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 to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

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

Analytics and advertising data may be processed by Google, including servers outside your country.

Our website is hosted on a third-party hosting provider, which may process technical logs for security and performance purposes.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyse website traffic and user behaviour.

Google Analytics may collect:

• Device identifiers
• Browser information
• IP addresses
• Page views and interactions

Google’s use of data is governed by the Google Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can opt out of Google Analytics here:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/

Google AdSense and Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website.
Google may use cookies—including the DoubleClick cookie—to:

• Show personalized ads
• Limit ad frequency
• Measure ad performance

Google may collect:

• Browsing behavior
• Demographic data
• Interests for ad personalization

Users may opt out of personalized advertising through Google’s Ads Settings:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads

To learn how Google uses information for advertising:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Google Consent Mode v2

Our site uses Google Consent Mode v2, which adjusts how Google Analytics and Google Ads collect and process data based on your consent choices.

Our website uses a cookie banner to collect your consent for analytics and advertising cookies.

When you use our cookie banner:

• Analytics and ads cookies only activate if you give consent.
• If you decline, Google receives limited, non-identifying signals used solely for basic functionality and measurement.

You may change or withdraw consent at any time using the cookie settings on our website.

Legal Basis (GDPR)

For visitors in the EU/EEA, we process personal data based on:

• Consent (analytics, personalized ads, cookies)
• Legitimate Interests (site security, spam prevention, basic site functionality)
• Contract performance (user accounts, comments you intentionally submit)

Your Rights

You may request:

• Access to your data
• Correction or deletion
• Restriction or objection to processing
• Withdrawal of consent
• Export of your data

To exercise these rights, contact us at admin@gzphilosophy.com.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

Contact Us

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, contact us at:

Email: admin@gzphilosophy.com
Website: gzphilosophy.com