Privacy Policy for AI Dev Forum

1. Who We Are

AI Dev Forum is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled safely and transparently. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.

2. Personal Data We Collect and Why

a) Comments

When you leave comments on the forum, we collect the information you provide in the comment form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent for spam detection purposes.

If you use a Gravatar, an anonymized hash of your email may be shared with the Gravatar service to retrieve your profile image. You can view their privacy policy here. Once your comment is approved, your profile image may be visible publicly alongside your comment.

b) Media

If you upload images to the forum, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as other users may be able to extract this information.

c) Cookies

Our site uses cookies to enhance your experience:

Comment cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
Login cookies: Temporary cookies verify whether your browser accepts cookies. Login cookies last two days; “Remember Me” extends this to two weeks. Screen options cookies last one year.
Post editing cookies: When editing or publishing posts, a cookie indicates the post ID. This expires after one day.
Third-party cookies: We use Google Analytics and CookieYes to manage website analytics, consent management, and compliance. These may set additional cookies to track usage and consent preferences.

d) Embedded Content

Content embedded from external websites (e.g., videos, images, articles) behaves as if you visited those sites directly. These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, or track interactions if you are logged in.

3. Analytics & Spam Prevention

We use:

Google Analytics to understand user activity and improve site functionality. Data is collected in anonymized form where possible.
Google reCAPTCHA v3 to prevent spam and abuse. This service may collect behavioral data to generate a risk score for form submissions.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell your data. Personal data may be shared with:

Automated spam detection services (e.g., reCAPTCHA)
Analytics providers (Google Analytics)
Consent management providers (CookieYes)

Data is shared only to the extent necessary for these services to function.

5. Data Retention

Comments: Retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments.
Registered users: All information provided during registration is stored in your user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete personal information at any time, except their username. Administrators may also manage this data.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Request a copy of your personal data.
Request deletion of your personal data, except for data we must retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
Withdraw consent for cookies or tracking services at any time via CookieYes.

7. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

Data Breach

In the unlikely event of a data breach, we will follow regulatory requirements to notify affected users and authorities promptly.

8. Third-Party Data

Google Analytics: collects anonymized usage data.
Google reCAPTCHA v3: collects behavioral information for spam prevention.
CookieYes: manages cookie consent.

We do not receive data from any other third parties without user consent.

9. Automated Decision Making

We do not use personal data for automated decision-making or profiling beyond what is necessary for spam prevention (e.g., reCAPTCHA v3 scoring).

10. Regulatory Disclosures

We comply with applicable privacy laws, including GDPR and other relevant regulations. Users in applicable jurisdictions may exercise their rights under these laws as outlined above.