This privacy policy relates to Archaeology News Online Magazine. We are committed to handling your personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This policy applies to all services available on our website and does not cover services or products offered by other companies or individuals, including third-party sites accessible through our website. Our website address is: https://www.archaeologymag.com.
Use of Cookies
A cookie is a small amount of code stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. We use cookies to maintain user session identity while you use specific services. In the future, cookies may also be used to keep track of your shopping cart. You can disable cookies or erase their contents through your browser settings. Consult your browser’s help section for instructions.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not need to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
Use of IP Addresses
We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our website effectively. Aggregate data, such as domain names (not email addresses), is collected to record the number of page hits and compile usage statistics.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including:
To provide, operate, and maintain our website
To improve, personalize, and expand our website
To understand and analyze how you use our website
To develop new products, services, features, and functionality
To communicate with you, either directly or through our partners, for customer service, updates, and marketing or promotional purposes
To find and prevent fraud
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Non-Profit Nature and Advertisement Use
Our website is a non-profit platform, and the ads shown are solely to cover operational costs and enhance the quality of the content. These ads are not for personal profit but to sustain the site’s educational purpose.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, you can request the erasure of any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments are checked through spam detection services.
