Introduction

At NYCSCTF, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website or use our services. By using our site, you agree to the terms described below.

Information We Collect

Personal Information

We collect personal data you voluntarily provide when you interact with our site—for example, when you leave comments, register an account, or fill out forms. This may include your name, email address, and other contact details.

Automatically Collected Data

When you visit our website, we may collect certain information automatically such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and other usage details to help improve your experience and site performance.

Comments

When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent. This helps us detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string (hash) derived from your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use a Gravatar profile. Gravatar’s privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible alongside your comment publicly.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please be aware that images may contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download images and potentially extract this information.

Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience:

• When you leave a comment, you can opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last one year.
• Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
• When logged in, cookies store your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login duration to two weeks. Logging out clears these cookies.
• Editing or publishing a post sets a cookie with the post ID for one day, which does not contain personal data.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our site may contain embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from third-party sites. These behave as if you visited the other website directly. These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interactions, especially if you have an account on those sites.

Data Sharing

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

Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to help us manage and moderate conversations effectively.

If you register on our website, we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You may view, edit, or delete this information at any time (except for your username). Site administrators also have access to this data to maintain the site

Your Rights Regarding Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we delete your personal data, except for any information we must keep for legal, security, or administrative reasons.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services to protect the site.

Security

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure.

Children’s Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Updates will be posted on this page with the revised effective date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:
Email: info@nycsctf.com
Phone: +0 123 456 789
Address: 11/5A, Block – C New York, Uniondale, USA