Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 2026

Welcome to Dedyprastyo.com. This Privacy Policy explains how I (Dedy Prastyo) collect, use, and protect your information when you visit my personal blog.

Information We Collect

    1. Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
    2. Media: If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract this data from images on the site.
    3. Subscriptions: If you subscribe to my RSS feed or newsletter, we collect your email address.
    4. Cookies: We use cookies to improve your experience. This includes remembering your details when you comment and tracking session information if you are a contributor.

Third-Party Analytics & Advertising

To improve the content on this blog, I use third-party services:

    1. Google Analytics & Bing Webmaster Tools: These tools collect data such as your IP address, browser type, and the pages you visit. This data is managed by Google/Bing and is subject to their respective privacy policies.
    2. Advertising: We may display ads. These third-party vendors use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

How We Use Your Data

I use the information collected to:

    1. Maintain and improve the website.
    2. Monitor website traffic and user behavior.
    3. Filter spam comments.
    4. Communicate with you (if you have subscribed).

Data Sharing & Retention

    1. Sharing: I do not sell or trade your personal data. Data may be shared with automated spam detection services.
    2. Retention: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For users that register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile.

Your Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., EU/GDPR), you have the right to:

    1. Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
    2. Request that we erase any personal data we hold about you (excluding data we are obliged to keep for legal or security purposes).

Data Security

I am committed to protecting your data and use SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption to ensure that data transferred between your browser and my server is secure.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact me directly through the Contact Page.

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