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Welcome to The Hacking Post. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy informs you about how we handle your personal information when you visit our website thehackingpost.com.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Data

We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, including:

  • Identity Data: First name, last name, username, or similar identifier.
  • Contact Data: Email address and telephone numbers.
  • Technical Data: Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.
  • Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.

1.2 Non-Personal Data

We also collect, use, and share aggregated data such as statistical or demographic data. This data could be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data as it does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity.

2. How We Collect Your Data

We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:

  • Direct Interactions: You may provide personal data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email, or otherwise.
  • Automated Technologies or Interactions: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this data using cookies, server logs, and other similar technologies.
  • Third Parties or Publicly Available Sources: We may receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources.

3. How We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • Performance of Contract: Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
  • Legitimate Interests: Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
  • Legal or Regulatory Obligations: Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

4. Disclosures of Your Data

We may share your personal data with:

  • Service Providers: Third parties who provide IT and system administration services.
  • Professional Advisers: Including lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance, and accounting services.
  • Regulatory Authorities: As required by law.

5. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.

6. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

7. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data.
  • Request correction of your personal data.
  • Request erasure of your personal data.
  • Object to processing of your personal data.
  • Request restriction of processing your personal data.
  • Request transfer of your personal data.
  • Withdraw consent.

8. 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. You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes.