Who We Are
Welcome to Philsinta, your community platform dedicated to fostering genuine cultural connections and friendships between people worldwide and the vibrant Filipino community. Our website address is: https://philsinta.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on Philsinta, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam.
We may provide an anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to Philsinta, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the site.
Cookies
- Comments: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter your details when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
- Login: When 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.Upon logging in, several cookies will be set up to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies will be removed.
- Editing and Publishing: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on Philsinta may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if the visitor has visited the external 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 if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on Philsinta (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for changing their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account on Philsinta or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except for any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to maintain the security and integrity of Philsinta.
Terms and Conditions
For more detailed information about the rules and guidelines for using our platform, please refer to our Terms and Conditions. Your use of Philsinta signifies your agreement to our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.