Who We Are
Welcome to ARQ Bike! Our website address is: https://arq.bike.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the information shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. You can find the Gravatar service 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 website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from uploaded images.
Cookies
- Comments: When you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- Login Page: A temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- Account Login: Cookies are set to save your login information and display preferences:
- Login cookies last two days.
- Screen options cookies last one year.
- Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks.
- Logging out removes the login cookies.
- Content Editing: When editing or publishing an article, an additional cookie (containing no personal data) is saved and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as though you visited those websites directly. These sites may:
- Collect data about you.
- Use cookies.
- Embed third-party tracking.
- Monitor your interactions with the embedded content, including tracking if you have an account and are logged in to those websites.
Data Sharing
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data Retention
- Comments: Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to automatically recognize and approve follow-ups.
- User Accounts: For registered users, personal information provided in the user profile is stored. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information (except usernames). Administrators can also manage user information.
Your Rights Over Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request the deletion of your personal data, excluding any information required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Transfers
Visitor comments may be analyzed by an automated spam detection service.
If you have any questions about our privacy practices, feel free to contact us at ARQ Bike.