Welcome to the Privacy Policy of https://www.lgtvforum.com/.
This Privacy Policy outlines our policies concerning the information we collect, use, and disclose while you browse our website. Its purpose is to educate you about your privacy rights and the legal provisions that safeguard you.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
When utilizing our website, we may request you to provide us with specific personally identifiable information that can facilitate contacting or identifying you. This information may encompass, but is not restricted to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
Usage Data
Usage Data may encompass details such as your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages you visit, the date and time of your visit, the duration spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
When accessing our website via a mobile device, we may automatically gather certain information, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device’s unique ID, your mobile device’s IP address, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile internet browser you utilize, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
Furthermore, we may collect information your browser sends whenever you visit our website or access it through a mobile device.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to aid in spam detection.
If you choose to use the Gravatar service, an anonymized string generated from your email address (referred to as a hash) may be provided. For more details on Gravatar’s privacy policies, please visit https://automattic.com/privacy/. Upon approval, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you choose to upload images to our site, we advise against using images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as this information can be downloaded and extracted by visitors.
Cookies
When you leave a comment, you have the option to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are provided for convenience, eliminating the need to re-enter your details when leaving subsequent comments. They will persist for one year.
A temporary cookie is set when you visit our login page to verify whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Upon logging in, multiple cookies are set to store your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last two days, while screen options cookies persist for one year. Opting for the “Remember Me” feature will keep your login active for two weeks. Upon logging out, the login cookies will be deleted.
When publishing or editing an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie does not contain personal data; it indicates the post ID of the article you edited and expires after one day.
Utilization of Your Personal Data
The Company may employ Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To uphold and manage our Website, including monitoring website usage.
- To administer your account, you must manage your registration as a user of the service. The Personal Data You provide grants you access to various Service functionalities available to registered users.
- For contractual obligations, you are responsible for executing, ensuring compliance with, and fulfilling purchase contracts for products, items, or services you’ve acquired or any other contract with Us through the Service.
- To contact you via email, telephone calls, SMS, or other electronic communication methods like push notifications from mobile applications concerning updates or informative communications related to Service functionalities, products, or contracted services, including security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
- To provide you with updates, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events similar to those you’ve purchased or inquired about unless you’ve chosen not to receive such information.
- To handle your inquiries, such as addressing and overseeing your requests to Us.
- For business transfers, we may use your information to assess or carry out mergers, divestitures, restructurings, reorganizations, dissolutions, or other sales or transfers of some or all of Our assets, whether as an ongoing concern, or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceedings, where Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is included in the assets transferred.
- For other purposes, we may employ your information such as data analysis, identifying usage patterns, evaluating the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and assessing and enhancing our Service, products, services, marketing efforts, and user experience.
We may disclose Your personal information in the following circumstances:
- With Service Providers: Your personal information may be shared with Service Providers to facilitate the monitoring and analysis of our Service usage and to contact You.
- For business transfers: Your personal information may be shared or transferred in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business by another company.
- With Affiliates: Your information may be shared with Our affiliates. In such cases, we will ensure that these affiliates adhere to this Privacy Policy. Affiliates may include Our parent company, subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies under common control with Us.
- With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to provide You with specific products, services, or promotions.
- With other users: When You share personal information or engage in interactions in public areas with other users, this information may be visible to all users and could potentially be publicly distributed beyond the platform.
- With Your consent: Your personal information may be disclosed for any other purpose with Your explicit consent.
Retention of Your Personal Data
We will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. This includes compliance with legal obligations, dispute resolution, and policy enforcement.
Additionally, Usage Data will be retained for internal analysis purposes. While Usage Data is typically kept for a shorter duration, it may be retained longer for security enhancements or legal requirements.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be processed and stored in locations outside of Your jurisdiction. By providing Your information, You consent to such transfers.
We will take all reasonable steps to ensure Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Any transfer of Your Personal Data to organizations or countries will be conducted with appropriate safeguards in place, including the implementation of standard contractual clauses or other suitable mechanisms.
Deletion of Your Personal Data
You have the right to request the deletion of Your Personal Data. Our website provides tools for managing and deleting Your information. You may also contact us directly to request access, correction, or deletion of Your personal information.
Please note that certain information may need to be retained for legal or legitimate purposes, such as maintaining records of transactions or resolving disputes.
Security of Your Personal Data
While we strive to protect Your Personal Data using commercially acceptable means, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is entirely secure. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of Your personal information, including encryption and regular security audits.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our website may contain embedded content such as videos or articles from other websites. These websites may collect data about You, use cookies, and monitor Your interaction with the embedded content. Please review the privacy policies of these websites for more information on how they handle Your data.
Google Analytics and Google AdSense
We utilize Google Analytics to analyze user behavior and improve our services. Google AdSense may also display ads based on user browsing history. Users can opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings or by using browser plugins like the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our data processing practices or legal requirements. Any changes will be communicated by posting the revised Privacy Policy on our website. We encourage You to review this Policy regularly for updates.
Contact Us
If You have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or data practices or wish to exercise Your rights, please contact us via our ‘Contact Us‘ page. Your feedback is valuable to us.