Privacy Policy

Welcome to OMS Academy’s privacy policy. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your data when you visit our website, https://omsacademy.org. By using our website, you agree to the terms of this privacy policy.

1. Collection of Personal Data
When you leave a comment on our website, we collect the information you provide in the comments form, including your name, email address, and the content of your comment. Additionally, we collect your IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection.

2. Use of Personal Data
We use the collected data to understand and respond to your comments, as well as to prevent spam and ensure the security of our website. We may also use your email address to provide you with updates, newsletters, or other relevant information, but only if you have given us permission to do so.

3. Gravatar Service
To enhance your user experience, we may provide an anonymized string (hash) created from your email address to the Gravatar service. This allows us to check if you have a profile picture associated with your email address. Please refer to the Gravatar service privacy policy for more information on how they handle your data.

4. Media
If you upload images to our website, please ensure that they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract such location data from the images.

5. Cookies
When you leave a comment on our site, you have the option to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are designed for your convenience, so you don’t have to fill in your details again when leaving subsequent comments. These cookies will remain valid for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies are valid for two days, while screen options cookies are valid for one year. If you select the “Remember Me” option, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out of your account will result in the removal of the login cookies.

When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only indicates the ID of the article you edited. It expires after 1 day.

6. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our articles may include embedded content from other websites, such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website. These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. They may also track your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to their website.

7. Data Sharing
In the event that you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.

8. Data Retention
If you leave a comment on our website, the comment and its metadata will be retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can access, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators also have access to view and edit this information.

9. Your Rights
If you have an account on our website or have left comments, you have the right to request an exported file of the personal

data we hold about you, including any information you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except for any data that we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

10. Data Transfer
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

We strive to protect your personal data and maintain its accuracy. If you have any concerns or questions about our privacy practices, please contact us at [email address]. We may update this privacy policy from time to time, and any changes will be posted on this page. Please check back periodically for updates.