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Privacy Policy for Form Technology LLC
Effective Date: 3/1/2025
This Privacy Policy explains how Form Technology Co. (“we”, “our”, or “us”) collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit https://formtechnologyco.com.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://formtechnologyco.com
We operate this site to provide information, services, and digital tools related to our business offerings. Protecting your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to handling your data responsibly.
2. Information We Collect
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 hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. Their privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images posted publicly.
Cookies
We use cookies to improve your experience:
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
- When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.
- When you log in, we set cookies to store your login information and display preferences.
- Login cookies last two days.
- Screen options cookies last one year.
- Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks.
- Logging out removes login cookies.
- If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. It contains the post ID of the article you edited and expires after one day.
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited the other website directly.
These external sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third‑party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content—especially if you are logged into their platform.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use collected information to:
- Improve website functionality and user experience
- Respond to comments or inquiries
- Maintain security and prevent spam
- Support account creation and login functionality
- Analyze site performance and usage patterns
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
4. Who We Share Your Data With
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.
- Third‑party service providers (e.g., analytics, hosting, security tools) may process data on our behalf under strict confidentiality agreements.
5. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow‑up comments automatically.
- For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile.
- Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames).
- Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
6. Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request:
- An exported file of the personal data we hold about you
- Deletion of any personal data we hold about you
This excludes data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To make a request, contact us at: [Insert Contact Email]
7. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be screened through automated spam detection services. Other data may be processed by trusted third‑party providers that help operate our website.
8. How We Protect Your Data
We use industry‑standard security measures to protect your information, including:
- Secure server environments
- Encryption where appropriate
- Limited access to personal data
- Regular monitoring for vulnerabilities
However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
9. Third‑Party Links
Our website may contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
