Privacy Policy
Who we are
GearWyze is a tech-focused blog helping readers make smarter decisions about gaming gear, Apple devices, and audio equipment. Our website address is: https://gearwyze.com.
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 help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the site, avoid including location data (EXIF GPS) in the file. Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you can opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and will last for one year.
We also use cookies to manage logins, preferences, and post editing. These cookies don’t store personal data beyond what’s needed for site functionality.
Embedded content from other websites
Some articles may include embedded content like YouTube videos or social media posts. Embedded content from other websites behaves just as if you visited that site directly. These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, or track your interaction with their content.
Who we share your data with
We don’t share your data with any third parties, except as needed for site functionality (like spam detection or password reset features).
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, that comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. Registered users (if applicable) can view, edit, or delete their personal info at any time, except for their username. Site admins can also see and edit this info.
What rights you have over your data
If you’ve left a comment or have an account on this site, you can request an export of your personal data or request that we erase it — excluding any data we are required to keep for legal or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked by an automated spam detection service.
Solid Security
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Cookies
A cookie named “itsec_interstitial_browser” is created to track a user’s login process to implement enhanced security features.
Visiting the login page sets a temporary cookie that aids compatibility with some alternate login methods. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after 1 hour.
Security Logs
The IP address of visitors, user ID of logged in users, and username of login attempts are conditionally logged to check for malicious activity and to protect the site from specific kinds of attacks. Examples of conditions when logging occurs include login attempts, log out requests, requests for suspicious URLs, changes to site content, and password updates. This information is retained for 60 days.
Who we share your data with
A QR code image is generated for users that set up two-factor authentication for this site. This image is generated using a SolidWP-hosted API. In the process of generating this image, your username is sent to the API. This data is not logged. For privacy policy details, please see the SolidWP Privacy Policy.
This site is scanned for potential malware and vulnerabilities by the SolidWP Site Scanner. We do not send personal information to the scanner; however, the scanner could find personal information posted publicly (such as in comments) during the scan.
How long we retain your data
Security logs are retained for 60 days.
Where we send your data
This site is part of a network of sites that protect against distributed brute force attacks. To enable this protection, the IP address of visitors attempting to log into the site is shared with a service provided by solidwp.com. For privacy policy details, please see the SolidWP Privacy Policy.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on site, which helps us improve user experience and content quality.
Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
You can learn more about how Google uses data here: