Effective Date: 07/04/2025
At Inventors Digest, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you access our website at www.inventorsdigest.com, create a user account, leave comments, view advertisements, or subscribe to our services. This policy applies to users worldwide, including those covered under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Information We Collect
We collect both personal and non-personal information when you interact with our website. This may include your name, email address, username, mailing address, and payment details when you sign up for a subscription, register for an account, leave a comment, or contact us. We also collect technical data automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and usage data through cookies and analytics tools. When you leave a comment, we may also collect the IP address and the content you post, which may be publicly visible on our site.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to provide and manage your account, enable commenting features, send newsletters and updates if you opt in, respond to support requests, process subscription payments, and improve the overall user experience. We also use tracking tools and analytics to understand how users engage with the site.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, remember your preferences, and collect analytics data. You may choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, though doing so may limit functionality on some parts of our site.
User Accounts and Comments
When you create an account, you can manage your profile and preferences at any time. You may also contact us to request deletion of your account. Information you provide in comments, including your name or username and comment content, may be visible to other users. We may moderate or remove content at our discretion in accordance with our community standards.
How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate the website, such as payment processors, web hosts, email marketing services, and analytics providers. These third parties are required to protect your information and use it only for the purposes we specify.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your Privacy Rights
If you reside in the European Union, United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with privacy laws, you have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the use of your personal data. You may also withdraw your consent or lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. For California residents, you have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, ask for it to be deleted, and opt out of the sale or sharing of personal data (though we do not sell your data).
External Links
Our site may include links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing them with any personal information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements, technology, or our business practices. Any updates will be posted on this page, and the “Effective Date” at the top will indicate when the policy was last revised. Your continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your rights, or the way we handle your data, please contact us at info@inventorsdigest.com or by mail at Inventors Digest, 520 Elliot Street, Charlotte, NC 28202.