Privacy Policy for WP SuperSpeed Plugin
Last updated: 25. September 2024
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how WP SuperSpeed ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and shares information in connection with your use of our website (http://wpsuperspeed.com) and our WordPress plugin.
2 . Information We Collect
2 .1 Plugin Usage
The WP SuperSpeed plugin itself does not collect any personal data. It is designed solely to optimize page loading for your WordPress website.
2 . 2 Website Usage
When you visit our website, we may collect certain information automatically from your device. This information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, and other technical information. This data is primarily used to maintain the security and operation of our website and for internal analytics and reporting purposes.
2 . 3 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.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you're using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
2 . 4 Media
If you upload images to the website, we recommend avoiding uploads of images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
2 . 5 Cookies
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 that you don't have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect primarily to provide, maintain, and improve our website and plugin. We may use your information to:
- Respond to your inquiries
- Send you technical notices and updates
- Detect and prevent fraud or abuse
4. Sharing of Information
We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. We may share information in the following situations:
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- To comply with legal obligations.
- To protect and defend our rights and property.
5. Data Retention
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to facilitate automatic approval of follow-up comments. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile.
The duration of data retention for other types of data may vary and is managed by WordPress, WooCommerce, or other e-commerce plugins we may use on our site.
6. Your Rights
You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information. If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
To exercise these rights, please contact us through our Contact page. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
7. Third-Party Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such third-party sites. Please review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
8. Children's Privacy
Our plugin and website do not have any age restrictions. However, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us through our Contact page.
11. GDPR and CCPA Compliance
Our plugin is designed to be compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
12 . Additional Information
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics and Marketing Services
While we do not currently use third-party analytics or marketing services, we may implement such services in the future. If we do, we will update this Privacy Policy accordingly.
Payment Processing
We do not directly collect or store payment information. All payments are processed through third-party services such as WooCommerce or PayPal. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for information on how they handle your payment data.