Privacy Policy

You can access our website at www.vututor.com. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you interact with our website.

Comment Data Collection

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information displayed in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An encrypted hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify usage. After approval of your comment, your profile picture becomes publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media Uploads

Please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) to our website. Visitors to the site may download and extract location data from such images.

Cookie Usage

- If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and last for one year.
- A temporary cookie is set on the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded once you close your browser.
- Login cookies are stored for two days, while screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove login cookies.
- If you edit or publish an article, a temporary cookie containing the post ID is stored in your browser. This cookie expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on our website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from external websites behaves the same way as if you visited the external site directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, track your interactions, and monitor your behavior with the embedded content, especially if you are logged in to that website.

Data Sharing

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the password reset email.

Data Retention

- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- Registered users can manage their personal profile at any time (except username changes). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request the deletion of your personal data, except for data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Data Transfer

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.