Welcome to WriteAtlas! This Privacy Policy explains how WriteAtlas, your dedicated resource built by writers, for writers, collects, uses, and protects your personal information as you navigate our website. We are committed to fostering a trusted environment for every writer on their journey, and that includes respecting your privacy.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://writeatlas.com. WriteAtlas is a centralized hub offering curated expertise, comprehensive resources, and practical advice for writers of all levels and genres.
Comments
When you leave a comment on our articles or guides, we collect the data you provide in the comments form. We also collect your IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps us to efficiently detect and prevent spam, ensuring our community discussions remain constructive and focused on empowering writers.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. This allows your profile picture to be displayed with your comment if you use Gravatar. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, for instance, as part of a profile or forum post, please ensure these images do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). This is important because visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
To enhance your experience and provide convenience as you engage with our resources and community, we use cookies:
- Commenting Convenience: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
- Login Functionality: If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
- Content Management: If you edit or publish an article (relevant for contributors or administrators), an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles and resources on WriteAtlas may include embedded content (e.g., videos from writing tutorials, images, articles from external writing platforms). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content. This includes tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to th1at specific external website.
Who We Share Your Data With
Our primary goal is to provide a secure and reliable platform for writers. We generally do not share your personal data with third parties, except in specific instances required for website functionality or security. For example, if you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security verification.
How Long We Retain Your Data
We retain your data to ensure the smooth operation of WriteAtlas and to support our community:
- Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically, fostering ongoing discussions without unnecessary delays.
- User Accounts: For users that register on our website (if applicable, for features like forums, personal dashboards, or contributions), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information to maintain account integrity and provide support.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
As a valued member of the WriteAtlas community, you have rights regarding your personal data:
- Access and Export: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
- Erasure: You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes, such as transaction records or security logs.
Where Your Data is Sent
To maintain the integrity and security of our platform, visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.