hindu-eforum.online
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: hindu-eforum.online/privacy policy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year. If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Content policies
Illegal content
We do not allow content that:
- is illegal, promotes illegal activity, or infringes on the legal rights of others.
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Intellectual property abuse
We do not allow content that:
- infringes copyright. It is our policy to respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). You can file a counter-notification via this form.
- sells or promotes the sale of counterfeit products. Counterfeit goods contain a trademark or logo that is identical to or substantially indistinguishable from the trademark of another. They mimic the brand features of the product in an attempt to pass themselves off as a genuine product of the brand owner.
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Dangerous or derogatory content
We do not allow content that:
- incites hatred against, promotes discrimination of, or disparages an individual or group on the basis of their race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, nationality, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or other characteristic that is associated with systemic discrimination or marginalization.Examples: Promoting hate groups or hate group paraphernalia, encouraging others to believe that a person or group is inhuman, inferior, or worthy of being hated
- harasses, intimidates, or bullies an individual or group of individuals.Examples: Singling out someone for abuse or harassment, suggesting a tragic event did not happen or that victims or their families are actors or complicit in a cover-up of the event
- threatens or advocates for physical or mental harm to oneself or others.Examples: Content advocating suicide, anorexia, or other self-harm; threatening someone with real-life harm or calling for the attack of another person; promoting, glorifying, or condoning violence against others; content made by or in support of terrorist groups or transnational drug trafficking organizations, or content that promotes terrorist acts, including recruitment, or that celebrates attacks by transnational drug trafficking or terrorist organizations
- exploits others through extortion.Examples: Exploitative removals, revenge porn, blackmail
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Animal cruelty
We do not allow content that:
- promotes cruelty or gratuitous violence towards animals.Examples: Promoting animal cruelty for entertainment purposes, such as cock or dog fighting
- promotes the sale of products obtained from endangered or threatened species.Examples: Sale of tigers, shark fins, elephant ivory, tiger skins, rhino horn, dolphin oil
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Misrepresentative content
Misleading representation
We do not allow content that:
- misrepresents, misstates, or conceals information about the publisher, the content creator, the purpose of the content, or the content itself.
- falsely implies having an affiliation with, or endorsement by, another individual, organization, product, or service.Examples: Impersonating Google products, misusing company logos
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Unreliable and harmful claims
We do not allow content that:
- makes claims that are demonstrably false and could significantly undermine participation or trust in an electoral or democratic process.Examples: information about public voting procedures, political candidate eligibility based on age or birthplace, election results, or census participation that contradicts official government records
- promotes harmful health claims, or relates to a current, major health crisis and contradicts authoritative scientific consensus.Examples: Anti-vaccine advocacy, denial of the existence of medical conditions such as AIDS or Covid-19, gay conversion therapy
- contradicts authoritative scientific consensus on climate change.
Learn more about unreliable and harmful claims
Deceptive practices
We do not allow:
- enticing users to engage with content under false or unclear pretenses.
- attempting to steal personal information or trick users into sharing personal informationExample: Social engineering like phishing
- promoting content, products, or services using false, dishonest, or deceptive claims.Examples: “Get Rich Quick” schemes
- coordinating with other sites or accounts and concealing or misrepresenting your identity or other material details about yourself, where your content relates to politics, social issues or matters of public concern.
- directing content about politics, social issues, or matters of public concern to users in a country other than your own, if you misrepresent or conceal your country of origin or other material details about yourself.
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Manipulated media
We do not allow content that:
- deceives users through manipulated media related to politics, social issues, or matters of public concern.
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Enabling dishonest behavior
We do not allow content that:
- helps users to mislead others.Examples: Creating fake or false documents such as passports, diplomas, or accreditation; sale or distribution of term papers, paper-writing or exam-taking services; information or products for passing drug tests
- promotes any form of hacking or cracking and/or provides users with instructions, equipment, or software that tampers with or provides unauthorized access to devices, software, servers, or websites.Examples: Pages or products that enable illegal access of cell phones and other communications or content delivery systems or devices;products or services that bypass copyright protection, including circumvention of digital rights management technologies; products that illegally descramble cable or satellite signals in order to get free services; pages that assist or enable users to download streaming videos if prohibited by the content provider
- enables a user, or promotes products and services that enable a user, to track or monitor another person or their activities without their authorization.Examples: Spyware and technology used for intimate partner surveillance including but not limited to spyware/malware that enables a user to monitor another person’s texts, phone calls, or browsing history; GPS trackers specifically marketed to spy or track someone without their consent; promotion of surveillance equipment (e.g. cameras, audio recorders, dash cams, nanny cams) marketed with the express purpose of spyingThis does not include (a) private investigation services or (b) products or services designed for parents to track or monitor their underage children.
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Sexually explicit content
We do not allow content that:
- includes graphic sexual text, image, audio, video, or games.Examples: Sex acts such as genital, anal, and/or oral sex; masturbation; cartoon porn or hentai; graphic nudity
- contains non-consensual sexual themes, whether simulated or real.Examples: Rape, incest, bestiality, necrophilia, snuff, lolita or teen-themed pornography, underage dating
- promotes the creation or distribution of content that has been altered or generated to be sexually explicit or contain nudity.Examples: site or app that claims to generate deepfake pornography, instructions on how to create deepfake pornography, endorsing or comparing deepfake pornography services
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Compensated sexual acts
We do not allow content that:
- may be interpreted as promoting a sexual act in exchange for compensation.Examples: Prostitution; companionship and escort services; intimate massage; cuddling sites; compensated dating or sexual arrangements where one participant is expected to provide money, gifts, financial support, mentorship, or other valuable benefits to another participant such as “Sugar” dating
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Mail order brides
We do not allow content that:
- facilitates marriage to a foreigner.Examples: Mail order brides, international marriage brokers, romance tours
Learn more about mail order brides
Adult themes in family content
We do not allow content that:
- is made to appear appropriate for a family audience, but contains adult themes including sex, violence, or other depictions of children or popular children’s characters that are unsuitable for a general audience.
Learn more about adult themes in family content
Child sexual abuse and exploitation
We do not allow content that:
- Sexually exploits or abuses children or content that promotes the sexual exploitation or abuse of children. This includes all child sexual abuse materials.
- Endangers children. Including but not limited to:
- ‘Child grooming’ (for example, befriending a child online to facilitate, either online or offline, sexual contact and/or exchanging sexual imagery with that child);
- ‘Sextortion’ (for example, threatening or blackmailing a child by using real or alleged access to a child’s intimate images);
- Sexualization of a minor (for example, content that depicts, encourages or promotes the sexual abuse or exploitation of children); and
- Trafficking of a child (for example, advertising or solicitation of a child for commercial sexual exploitation).
We will take appropriate action, which may include reporting to the National Center for Missing