Privacy Policy

At Qubic Research, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website: http://qubicresearch.com.

Information We Collect

• Comments: When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam. After approval, your profile picture from Gravatar may be visible to the public alongside your comment.

• Media: If you upload images, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can extract this data from images on the site.

• Cookies: We use cookies to enhance your experience. For example, when you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year. Other cookies are used for login purposes and expire based on your activity (from session to two weeks).

• Embedded Content: Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, articles) from other websites, which may collect data about your interaction and use cookies or tracking technologies.

How We Use Your Data

Your data is used to:

• Manage and moderate comments

• Provide a personalised browsing experience

• Improve the website and its services

• Comply with legal and security obligations

Who We Share Your Data With

We may share your data with third-party services such as:

• Automated spam detection services

• Hosting providers

• Analytics and advertising partners like Google AdSense

These third parties have their own privacy policies and data handling practices.

Cookies and Tracking

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note, disabling cookies may affect some features of the website.

Your Data Rights

You have the right to:

• Request access to the personal data we hold about you

• Request correction or deletion of your personal data

• Object to or restrict certain data processing activities

To exercise these rights or if you have any privacy concerns, please contact us at [email protected].

Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically. If you register on the site, we store your profile information, which you can view or edit at any time.

Where Your Data is Sent

Some data, like visitor comments, may be sent to automated spam detection services for review.