Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Website Name: GenuineBizz
Website Address: https://genuinebizz.com

At Genuine Bizz, we value transparency and respect your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, interact with our content, or contact us.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the 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.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to confirm if you use it.
Gravatar’s Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/

After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on this site.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter details next time. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

When you log in, several cookies will store your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last two days; screen option cookies last a year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks.

If you log out, login cookies are removed. If you edit or publish an article, a temporary cookie will store the post ID of the article, it expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on Genuine Bizz may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, social media posts, etc.).
Embedded content behaves as if you visited the original website.

These third-party websites may collect data, use cookies, or track your interaction with their content, including if you’re logged into those websites.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will appear in the reset email.

We don’t sell or rent personal data. However, we may use trusted third-party tools for spam detection, analytics, and hosting, all compliant with modern privacy standards.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize follow-up comments automatically.

For registered users, personal information provided in profiles is stored securely. Users can view, edit, or delete their information anytime (except usernames). Administrators can also access this data to maintain site integrity.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you’ve created an account or left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data we hold, including any information you’ve shared with us.
You can also request deletion of your data, except for information required by law, administration, or security.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (like Akismet).
Some data may also be shared with analytics and security providers to maintain site performance and integrity.

Data Usage & Analytics

We use tools like Google Analytics and other trusted third-party analytics services to understand how visitors use our website. These tools collect non-identifiable data such as:

Pages visited
Time spent on the site
Device, browser, and region information
Referral sources (e.g., from search engines or social media)

This helps us improve our content, measure engagement, and enhance user experience.

Google Analytics may use cookies to collect this information. You can opt out anytime by using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on:
👉 https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

We may also use cookies and pixels to personalize content or measure ad performance across digital platforms. These do not store any personally identifiable information.

Data Security

We use secure servers and encryption (SSL/HTTPS) to protect your data.
Although no system is 100% secure, we regularly monitor and update our security measures to safeguard your information against unauthorized access or misuse.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons.
Any updates will appear on this page with a revised date.