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Personal Data and General Confidentiality Agreement

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Privacy Policy – Hostcarts Cloud Services

1. Who We Are

Hostcarts Cloud Services is a Web & Cloud Hosting solutions provider.
Our website address is: https://hostcarts.com

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled securely and responsibly.


2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

We collect personally identifiable information only when you voluntarily provide it — typically during registration, service purchase, or communication with us.

This may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Contact details
  • Account information
  • Any information you submit while registering or interacting with our services

“We only collect personally identifiable information that you choose to provide on our Website on registration…”

We may also collect email addresses of users who subscribe to updates, offers, or communicate with us via email.

Publicly Shared Information

Any information you voluntarily post on public areas of our website (forums, comments, discussions) becomes publicly accessible.
We strongly advise caution before sharing personal details publicly.

“User Information being in the public domain is available for access for all our Website’s users…”

Hostcarts Cloud Services is not responsible for misuse of information you choose to make public.

Ownership of Communications

All communication exchanged with Hostcarts Cloud Services — including emails, feedback, discussions, and posted content — becomes the property of Hostcarts Cloud Services.

“Any and all information exchanged by you with Hostcarts Cloud Services… shall be owned exclusively by Hostcarts Cloud Services.”

We are not obligated to modify or delete such content upon account termination.

No Sale of Personal Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties unless required by law or with your explicit consent.


2.2 Non‑Personal Information

We automatically collect certain technical data when you visit our website, including:

  • Browser type
  • Operating system
  • IP address
  • Internet service provider
  • Referring URL
  • Pages visited, time spent, and usage patterns

“This information cannot be easily used to personally identify you.”

This data helps us:

  • Diagnose technical issues
  • Improve website performance
  • Analyze user behavior
  • Ensure legal compliance
  • Enhance user experience

We may also use aggregated usage statistics to improve our products and services.


3. Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect:

  • Data shown in the comment form
  • IP address
  • Browser user agent (for spam detection)

If you use Gravatar, an anonymized hash of your email may be shared with the Gravatar service.


4. Media Uploads

If you upload images, avoid including EXIF GPS location data.
Visitors may download and extract location data from images on the site.


5. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience.

Examples:

  • Saving your name/email for future comments
  • Temporary cookies to check browser compatibility
  • Login cookies (2 days)
  • Screen preference cookies (1 year)
  • “Remember Me” login (2 weeks)
  • Post‑editing cookies (1 day)

Cookies do not store sensitive personal data.


6. Embedded Content

Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, etc.) from third‑party websites.
These websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interactions as if you visited them directly.


7. Data Retention

Comments

Comments and metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and approve future comments automatically.

User Accounts

For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profile.
Users may view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except username).
Administrators can also view and edit this information.


8. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

We may also share non‑personal, aggregated data with third‑party service providers or advertisers to improve our services.


9. Links to Third‑Party Websites

Our website may contain links to external websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites.
We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.


10. Your Consent

By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.


11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.


 


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