Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 22-05-2025

Digitalmark8.com (“we”, “our”, or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and safeguard data when you use our business listing platform.

1. Information We Collect

a. Personal Information

We may collect personal data such as:

Name
Email address
Phone number
Business details (e.g., name, address, website, category)
Account login credentials (if applicable)

b. Non-Personal Information

This includes:

Browser type, operating system, and device information
IP address and general location
Pages visited and referral sources
Site usage behavior

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you’re using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at:
https://automattic.com/privacy/

After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment.

3. Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images published on the site.

4. Cookies

a. User Convenience

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and last one year.

b. Login & Session

When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

After login, we set cookies to store your login credentials and screen preferences:

Login cookies last two days
Screen preference cookies last one year
“Remember Me” login cookies last two weeks
Logging out removes login cookies

If you edit or publish a post, an additional cookie is saved in your browser to store the post ID. This expires after one day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles and listings on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves the same way as if you visited the other website directly.

These third-party sites may:

Collect data about you
Use cookies
Embed additional tracking
Monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged in to their platform

6. Advertising and Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense and similar advertising services to display relevant ads. These platforms may:

Use cookies to serve ads based on previous visits
Collect browsing and device information
Serve personalized or non-personalized ads depending on your preferences

Learn how Google uses your data:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Manage ad personalization settings here:
https://adssettings.google.com

7. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal information. We may share data with:

Trusted third-party services (e.g., hosting, analytics, email platforms)
Ad platforms (like Google AdSense)
Legal authorities, if required by law
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email

8. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their data anytime (except for the username). Website administrators can also access and modify that data.

9. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you may request:

An exported file of your personal data
Deletion of your data (excluding data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes)

To request this, contact us at info@digitalmark8.com.

10. Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information. However, no online service is entirely risk-free, so we encourage users to take additional precautions to secure their data.

11. Third-Party Links

Our site may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third-party sites.

12. Children’s Privacy

Digitalmark8.com is not intended for users under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has submitted data, contact us immediately.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please contact:

Email: info@digitalmark8.com
Website: https://www.digitalmark8.com

Please also look at our other policies: Cookies Policy | Privacy Policy | Terms of Services