Privacy Policy

Last Modified: September 28, 2023

This Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures of Uphiro.com (“the Website”, “We”, or “Us”) on the information collected through its services (“Services” or “Our Services”).  Data is collected via internet connection.  Data charges may apply based on your service plan.  Please contact your service provider for more details.  By using Our Services or submitting your information to Us, you consent to our Terms of Service, Content Policy, and this Privacy Policy.

I. What information is collected?

Our Services may directly collect usage data and personal information through third party tools.  Personal information is information that can be used to identify who you are such as your name, email address, and account information, collected within Our Services and will be stored on the Website’s computer and other hardware devices.  Third party tools we use may also collect additional personal information such as IP addresses and geolocations (see section III. Third Party Services below).

Web Hosting: Our website is built with WordPress and hosted by BlueHost.  We are using the default web tracking mechanism provided by a WordPress plugin called Jetpack (by Automattic) and another service called Mixpanel to track user interactions such as page views and search keywords.  All third party privacy policy links can be found in section III. Third Party Services.

Cookies: A cookie is a piece of information sent to your browser when you visit a website and can be stored on your computer for different periods of time (please visit allaboutcookies.org for more details about cookies). Similar to many websites and online services, “cookies” and other files are used to store and collect information for operation and administration purposes and to gather usage data to improve the quality of Our Services. You may change your browser settings to prompt you before accepting cookies. However, this may cause some of our services to not work properly.

Customer Service: When you contact us, your contact information such as your name, email address and telephone number may be collected to allow us to communicate back to you.

Media: You should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Users to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the Website.

II. How do we use the collected information?

The personal information we collect are used to: (1) provide you with access to our services, (2) inform you about services and information that we believe might be of interest to you, (3) respond to your inquiries and improve the quality of our services, (4) track and analyze how you interact with our services, (5) to provide personalized experience, and (6) prevent fraud and misuses of our services.

III. Third Party Services

Third-party services are external services that are e-linked, embedded, or integrated into Our Services. Third-party tools we use may collect data which includes your personal information such as name, email address, telephone number, IP address and geolocation.

Here is the list of third-party services we are using.  Please review their privacy policies for more details.

Blue Host: https://endurance.clarip.com/privacycenter/?brand=bluehost&_ga=2.182054695.1887550770.1596504796-1664524469.1596504796

WordPress: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/

Google (reCaptcha): https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

Jetpack by Automattic (WordPress plugin): https://automattic.com/privacy/

Jetpack Cookies information: https://automattic.com/cookies/

Additional Jetpack privacy information: https://jetpack.com/support/for-your-privacy-policy/

Our Services contain external links. An external link is a link that takes you outside of Our Services and to a third-party service. These external links may have separate privacy policies, which are unrelated to Uphiro.com.  It is your sole responsibility to review and agree to those policies.

IV. Deleting Collected Information

The Website may not have the mechanism to remove the information that is collected since we are relying on third party tools to do so.  If you would like specific data to be removed, please contact us and we may consider making a good faith effort to fulfill your request.  We may also decline your request if it is something beyond our control.

V. Children Policy

You must be at least 13 years old to use our Services.  For individuals that are under the age of 18, parents or legal guardians will need to review and accept Our Terms and Privacy Policy before starting using Our Services.

VI. Limitation of Liability

You acknowledge that the Website cannot fully eliminate security risks associated with the information that is collected through Our Services.  By using Our Services, you have agreed that the information you are providing is at your sole risk and responsibility.  You also acknowledge that Uphiro.com is not liable for any loss, disclosure, or use of the information you provided.

VII. Contact

Please visit our contact page.