Privacy Policy for PlayTestReviews.com
Effective Date: August 1, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to PlayTestReviews.com (the “Site”). This website is owned and operated by Illaria Everhart (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data.
This Privacy Policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website, sign up for our newsletter, or interact with our content by leaving comments. It also tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways to provide and improve our services to you:
a) Information You Provide to Us Directly:
- Account Creation: When you create an account to log in and comment, we collect your username, email address, and a password (which is stored in a secure, hashed format).
- Comments: When you post a comment on an article, we collect the content of your comment and associate it with your account’s username. This information is publicly visible.
- Newsletter Subscription: If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address.
b) Information We Collect Automatically:
- Log and Usage Data: Like most websites, our servers automatically collect information when you access or use our Site. This data may include your IP address, browser type and settings, operating system, the date and time of your request, and your interaction with the Site (e.g., which articles you viewed).
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to operate and administer our Site. A cookie is a piece of information sent to your browser that allows the Site to remember information about your visit. We use cookies to:
- Keep you logged into your account.
- Understand and save your preferences for future visits.
- Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions to offer better site experiences in the future.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of the Site may not function properly.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes:
- To Provide and Maintain Our Service: To allow you to create an account, log in, and post comments.
- To Communicate With You: To send you our newsletter if you have subscribed, and to respond to your inquiries.
- To Improve Our Site: To understand how our users interact with our content and to improve the user experience.
- For Security and Prevention of Abuse: To monitor for malicious activity, protect the security of our Site, and enforce our terms of service.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:
- Publicly Visible Information: Your username and the content of any comments you post are publicly visible to all visitors of the Site. Please do not share any sensitive personal information in your comments.
- Third-Party Service Providers: We may use third-party companies to perform services on our behalf, such as a third-party email service (e.g., Mailchimp, ConvertKit) to manage and send our newsletter. These third parties have access to your email address only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, or protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public.
5. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
- Account Information is retained as long as your account is active.
- Comments are retained for as long as the article they are attached to remains on the Site.
- Newsletter Subscription information is retained as long as you remain subscribed.
6. Your Data Rights and Choices
You have certain rights regarding the personal information we hold about you.
- Access and Update: You can review and update your account information at any time by logging into your account settings.
- Unsubscribe: You may opt out of receiving our newsletter at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email.
- Account and Comment Deletion: You may request the deletion of your account and/or your comments by contacting us at the email address below. Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions.
- Cookie Control: You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
7. Data Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. We use a combination of technical and administrative security measures to protect your information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access or disclosure. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will take steps to delete it.
9. Links to Other Websites
Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content or privacy practices of any third-party sites.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Effective Date” at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: admin@playtestreviews.com