Privacy Policy

At HastyRead.com, your privacy matters to us. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you visit or interact with our website, and explains your choices and rights regarding your personal data.

1. Who We Are

HastyRead.com is a knowledge hub dedicated to delivering news, tutorials, tech updates, travel tips, general knowledge, sports news, language learning resources, and more. Our goal is to inform and inspire readers with clear, practical, and up-to-date content across categories like Newsbeat, Science & Technology, Travel, Sports, Mobile Gadgets, Computer & Science, Tips, General Knowledge, Philosophical ideas (Philoside), Khan Sir Biology, and Learn English.

Our website address is: https://hastyread.com.

2. Information We Collect

a) Information Provided Directly by You

• Comments: When you leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. If you use the Gravatar service, an anonymized string (hash) of your email may be sent to Gravatar. The Gravatar privacy policy can be found here.
• Contact Forms: If you reach out to us via our contact page, we collect your name, email, and message content.
• Guest Contributions: If you submit a guest post or write for us, we may collect your name, email address, and a brief author bio.
• Newsletter Subscription: We collect your email address if you opt in for our updates.

b) Automatically Collected Data

• Cookies: We use cookies to improve your browsing experience. Cookies may save your name, email address, and website if you leave a comment, so you don’t have to enter them again. Login cookies are also used for registered users, and cookies are set when you log in, edit, or publish an article.
• Analytics: We use analytics tools (like Google Analytics) that automatically collect non-personal data such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring/exit pages, and site usage patterns. This helps us understand site traffic and improve our content.

c) Media

If you upload images, avoid images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract this information from website images.

d) Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. This content behaves as if you visited those sites, which may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction—especially if you have an account on those platforms.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Display and manage comments and discussions
• Respond to your inquiries or submissions
• Personalize your experience and remember your preferences
• Improve and analyze website content and performance
• Send newsletters and updates if you’ve subscribed
• Prevent spam, unauthorized activity, or abuse

4. Who We Share Your Data With

• Service Providers: We share data with trusted third parties (such as analytics and email services) to operate and improve our website.
• Password Reset: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights.
• No Sale of Personal Data: We never sell or rent your personal information to marketers or advertisers.

5. How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
• User Accounts: If you register, we store personal information in your profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal info (except usernames). Administrators can also access and edit that information.

6. Your Rights Over Your Data

• You can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
• You can request erasure of your data (excluding information we must keep for legal, administrative, or security reasons).
• To exercise your rights, contact us at info@hastyread.com.

7. Where Your Data is Sent

• Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
• Data may be stored on secure servers located in different countries depending on our hosting and service providers.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our content is intended for a general audience and not targeted at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted data to us, contact us for prompt removal.

9. Security

We use industry-standard measures to safeguard your data. However, please note that no method of data transmission or storage can be guaranteed 100% secure.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with the “Last updated” date. Please check back for updates.

11. Contact Us

Questions, concerns, or requests? Contact us at info@hastyread.com. or you can fill the form from contact page.

Thank you for trusting HastyRead.com. Your privacy and confidence are important to us!