Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 30 June 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how ABTMAC (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our website https://abtmac.com (the “Site”). This policy applies to the Site and all products and services offered by us.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://abtmac.com.
We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy outlines what personal data we collect, why we collect it, and what rights you have over it.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
1. 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 with 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: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
2. 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.
3. Contact Forms
When you submit information through a contact form on our site, we collect the data you provide, such as your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiries and for customer service purposes. We typically retain contact form submissions for 6 months for customer service, but we do not use the information submitted through them for marketing purposes.
4. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your browser. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our site.
- Comment 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.
- Login Cookies: If you visit our login page, 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.
- Editor Cookies: 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.
We may also use cookies set by third-party services, such as analytics providers, as detailed in the “Analytics” section below.
5. 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.
6. Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and understand user behavior to improve our site. This service collects anonymous data about your device, browser, and usage of the site, such as your IP address (often anonymized), pages visited, time of visit, and referring website.
We use this data to compile statistical reports without identifying any individual. You can read the privacy policy for Google Analytics here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal data to any third parties.
However, we may share your data with the following third-party service providers to maintain our site’s operations:
- Analytics Providers: As described in the “Analytics” section, such as Google Analytics.
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.
Data submitted through our contact forms is retained for six months.
Analytics records are retained for 12 months.
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.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the information below.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Furthermore, our web servers and some third-party services may be located outside of your home country, which means your data may be transferred internationally.
Your Contact Information
For any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, you may contact us using the following details:
Email: [email protected]
Or by using our contact page.
Additional Information
How We Protect Your Data
We are committed to protecting your data. We have implemented security measures to safeguard your personal information. Our site uses SSL/HTTPS encryption to ensure that data transferred between your browser and our server is secure. We also employ technical and organizational measures such as limiting internal access to data, regular security scans, and strong password policies to prevent data breaches, loss, or unauthorized access.
What Data Breach Procedures We Have in Place
In the event of a data breach, we will initiate our incident response plan immediately. This includes assessing the scope and impact of the breach, taking steps to contain it, and notifying affected users and the relevant supervisory authorities as required by law.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.