Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12.08.2025

This Privacy Policy explains how strafecast.com (“we”, “our”, “us”) collects, uses, and protects the personal information you provide when you use our website strafecast.com.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

1.1. Information you provide voluntarily:

Name (when leaving a comment or using the contact form)
Email address (for comment identification or responses)
Website URL (optional, when leaving a comment)
Content of your comments or messages

1.2. Information collected automatically:

IP address
Browser type and version
Device type and operating system
Pages visited, duration of visits, and other analytical data (via Google Analytics)
Cookies and similar technologies

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

To display comments under news articles
To respond to your inquiries
To improve our website and user experience
To analyze website traffic (Google Analytics)
To prevent spam and abuse

3. Cookies

We use cookies to:

Enable basic site functionality
Track usage statistics (Google Analytics)
Remember your name, email, and website for future comments (optional)

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some site features may not function properly.

4. Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics collects information such as:

Pages you visit
Time spent on the site
Your device and browser type

This data is processed in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking here:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

5. Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website:

We collect the data shown in the comments form (name, email, website).
We also collect the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Your email address will not be published.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law.

Comments remain visible until manually deleted.
Contact form submissions are stored for 12 months before deletion.

7. Data Protection & Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

8. Your Rights (GDPR)

As an EU resident, you have the right to:

Access your personal data
Request correction or deletion of your data
Restrict or object to processing
Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise your rights, contact us at: info@strafecast.com

9. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services for spam prevention (e.g., Akismet), analytics (Google Analytics), and hosting. These providers process data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: info@strafecast.com