Who we are

Our website address is: https://broadkast.com. Broadkast works with content creators, small businesses, Fortune 500 companies and more to monetize and distribute their online content. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information when you use our Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

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 with detection of and prevent spam.

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.

You have the right to request the removal or modification of your comment or any personal information associated with it. To do so, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

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

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.

Information We Collect:

When you leave a comment on our website, we may collect certain information that can identify you, including:

1. Name: We may ask you to provide your name or a pseudonym.
2. Email Address: We may request your email address to prevent spam and enable communication regarding your comment if necessary.
3. Website URL: You have the option to include a website URL with your comment.
4. IP Address: We automatically collect your IP address to ensure the security and integrity of our website and to identify and prevent potential abusive or malicious behavior.

Use of Information:

We use the information collected through comments to enhance the user experience and foster meaningful discussions on our website. Specifically, we may use the information for the following purposes:

1. Displaying and Managing Comments: Your name or pseudonym, along with your comment, may be displayed publicly on our website.
2. Communication: If you provide your email address, we may use it to communicate with you regarding your comment, provide updates, or respond to inquiries.
3. Website Improvement: We may analyze user comments to gain insights, improve our content, and tailor our website to better serve our users.

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.

Data Sharing and Disclosure:

We respect the privacy of our users and do not sell, trade, or disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties, except in the following circumstances:

1. Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request.
2. Safety and Security: We may share your information when we believe it is necessary to prevent fraud, protect our rights and safety, or safeguard the security of our website and users.
3. Service Providers: We may engage third-party service providers who assist us in managing and maintaining our website, and they may have access to your information solely for the purpose of providing their services to us.

Data Security:

We are committed to ensuring the security of your information. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of the data we collect and store.

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.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you by posting here and updating the Effective Date posted above. You are responsible for checking back to this page each time you submit information to our Services to ensure nothing has changed regarding our privacy practices as they relate to your information. You are also responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you.

Contact Us:

If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].