Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, how long we keep it, and your rights.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://biodynasty.com.ng.
Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following categories of information:
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Personal Information: data you provide voluntarily, such as your name, email address, or details when subscribing to newsletters, contacting us, or leaving comments.
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Comments Data: data shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string, which helps us detect spam.
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Login and Account Data: if accounts are enabled, we may collect usernames, passwords, and preferences associated with your profile.
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Technical and Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, referral URLs, and browsing actions, collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies.
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Media Uploads: if you upload images or files to the site, these may include metadata such as EXIF GPS location data. Visitors may be able to download and extract this information.
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Communication Data: records of your correspondence with us, including support requests, inquiries, or feedback.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, plus the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address, called a hash, may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture, if any, is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
We use cookies to operate the site, remember preferences, and analyze performance.
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Commenter convenience: if you leave a comment, you may opt in to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These last for one year.
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Login check: if you visit the login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
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Login cookies: when you log in, we set cookies to save your login and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. When you log out, login cookies are removed.
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Editor cookie: if you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. It includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
You can control cookies in your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect site functionality.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content, for example videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited the other website.
Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
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If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email.
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Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
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We may share data with trusted service providers who help operate the site, for example hosting, security, email delivery, analytics.
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We may disclose information if required by law, to protect rights and safety, or during a business transfer such as a merger or acquisition.
- We do not sell or rent your personal information.
How Long We Retain Your Data
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Comments: comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
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Registered users, if any: we store the personal information provided in user profiles. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except usernames cannot be changed. Site administrators can also see and edit that information.
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Logs and analytics: retained for a reasonable period needed for security, troubleshooting, and reporting.
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 provided. You can also request that we erase personal data we hold about you.
This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To make a request, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before acting on your request.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Some service providers may process data in other countries, subject to appropriate safeguards.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions).
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If you are under 13, do not provide any personal information on this site.
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If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will delete that information promptly.
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Parents or guardians who believe their child has provided personal information to us should contact us immediately.
Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect personal information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, therefore we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes To This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the revised policy.
Contact Information
Email: contact@biodynasty.com.ng
If you contact us about a privacy request, include your name, how you interact with the site, and any relevant page URLs.