Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy describes how DentalCareTools.com collects, uses, and protects your information.

❗ Who We Are

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

💬 Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect:

  • The data provided in the comments form
  • IP address
  • Browser user agent (for spam detection)

An anonymized hash of your email may be provided to Gravatar to verify usage. Gravatar’s privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/

🖼 Media

If you upload images, avoid uploading photos with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may extract location data from images posted on the website.

🍪 Cookies

We use cookies to improve user experience.

✔ Comment Cookies

When you leave a comment, you may choose to save:

  • Name
  • Email
  • Website

These cookies last one year.

✔ Login Cookies

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie checks whether your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data.

When logged in:

  • Login cookies last 2 days
  • Screen preference cookies last 1 year
  • “Remember Me” keeps login active for 2 weeks

Editing/publishing content creates a cookie storing the post ID. It expires after 1 day.

🔗 Embedded Content from Other Websites

Posts may include embedded content (videos, images, articles).
Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited that external site.

These sites may:

  • Collect data
  • Use cookies
  • Monitor interactions
  • Track activity when logged in to their site

🤝 Who We Share Your Data With

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

We NEVER sell personal data to third parties.

⏳ How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments & metadata are stored indefinitely
  • Registered user information (if applicable) is stored in their profile

Users can edit/delete their information at any time (except username changes).

📥 Your Data Rights

You may request:

  • An exported file of your stored personal data
  • Erasure of your personal data

This excludes data required for:

  • Legal compliance
  • Security
  • Administrative purposes

🌍 Where Your Data Is Sent

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