Privacy Policy for Robztech.com
Last Updated: October 2025
Your privacy is important to us. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have regarding your data on Robztech.com.
Our Philosophy
We are not interested in collecting or selling your personal data to third parties. Our goal is solely to improve your experience on our site and ensure its security. We only collect services like statistics and comments to improve the overall user experience.
Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
1. Comments and Spam Detection
When you leave a comment, we collect the data you provide in the comment form, plus your IP address and your browser’s user agent string. We do this to help us detect and prevent spam.
- Gravatar: An anonymized hash created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. If your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible next to your comment.
- Akismet: We use the Akismet anti-spam service, which collects information about commenters, typically including your IP address, browser information, site URL, and the comment content itself, to block spam.
2. Contact Forms
If you use a contact form on our site, we use the information you provide (name, email, message) only to respond to your specific request or feedback. We will not use this information to send you unsolicited emails, and we do not share this data with third parties. After your request is handled, we archive the conversation for reference but will not use the information for any unsolicited communication.
3. Media (Images)
If you upload images to the site, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Any visitor can download images from the site and extract this location data.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies—small files stored on your device—for functionality and convenience.
- Commenter Convenience: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These last for one year.
- Account-Related Cookies:
- If you log in, we set temporary cookies to check if your browser accepts them. These are discarded when you close your browser.
- Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login for two weeks.
- If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is saved that contains no personal data and expires after one day.
Third-Party Services and Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We rely on several third-party services for our hosting, statistics, and other tools. These services may have access to or collect data as part of their operations.
| Service | Purpose | Data Collected | Privacy Policy |
| Google Analytics | Website usage statistics and performance reporting (for anonymous statistics only) | Your IP address (sent to Google servers), device information, and site usage data via cookies. | Google Privacy Policy |
| External Vendors | Hosting, spam detection, and content delivery. | Varies by service (e.g., IP address, usage data). | Google, Twitter, Facebook, WordPress, Jetpack (Please refer to each vendor’s own privacy policy.) |
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles) from other websites. This content behaves exactly as if you had visited the source website directly. These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that specific external site.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how we can improve our website and content. Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze site usage. The information generated by the cookie (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. We only use Google Analytics to create anonymous statistics. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google as set out above.
Social Plugins
Our website uses social plug-ins (associated logos). When you open a page with a social plug-in, your browser establishes a direct connection to the social network’s servers. The social platform receives information that you have accessed the corresponding page. If you are logged into that platform, it can associate the visit with your account.
Data Retention and Your Rights
1. Data Retention Period
- Comments: We retain comments and their metadata indefinitely so we can recognize and automatically approve any follow-up comments.
- Registered Users: We store the personal information users provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username).
2. Your Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request:
- An exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
- Erasure of any personal data we hold about you.
This right to erasure does not include any data we are obligated to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
3. Data Transfer Location
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service outside the European Economic Area.
Additional Information
How We Protect Your Data
We work with our service provider to run our systems securely and keep our software up to date. We are invested in keeping all data secure.
Contact Information
For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please use the contact forms on this website.