Who are we?

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how Dragonforged Systems collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website, http://dragonforged.tech.

Information We Collect

We collect information to provide and improve our services. The types of information we collect include:

• Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) from your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture. You can review the Gravatar privacy policy here.
• Contact Forms: When you submit a contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any other information you provide so that we can respond to your inquiry.
• Media: If you upload images to the website, please be aware that embedded location data (EXIF GPS) could be extracted by other visitors. We recommend removing this data before uploading.
• Cookies: Cookies are small data files stored on your browser. We use them to enhance your experience.
• Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for one year, so you don’t have to re-enter them.
• Login Cookies: We use temporary cookies to check if your browser accepts them and persistent cookies to remember your login information and screen display choices if you have an account. These last from two days to two weeks.
• Analytics & Performance Cookies: We may use cookies to collect anonymous data about how visitors use our site.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, images, articles). This content behaves in the exact same way as if you visited the other website, which may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party websites.

How We Use and Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal data. We only share information under the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We share information with third-party companies that help us operate our business, such as website hosting and automated spam detection services.
• Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

How Long We Retain Your Data

We retain data for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected:

• Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
• User Profiles: For registered users, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their information at any time.
• Contact Form Submissions: We may retain contact form submissions for a set period for customer service purposes, but we do not use them for marketing unless you grant permission.

Your Rights Over Your Data

You have rights concerning your personal information. If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can:

• Request Access: You can request a file of the personal data we hold about you.
• Request Erasure: You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are legally obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To make a request, please contact us at contact@dragonforged.tech.

Data Security

We are committed to protecting your data. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date.