Privacy Policy

Our website address is: http://5-bok.com.

Last Updated: November 12, 2025

Your privacy is important to 5-bok.com. This policy outlines the types of information we collect and how we use and protect that information. By using our site, you agree to the terms of this policy. This policy is designed to comply with privacy laws including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) where applicable

1. Information We Collect

We collect information directly from you, and automatically as you interact with the Site.

A. Comments (Personal Data & Spam Detection)

When visitors leave comments on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comments form (name, email, comment text). We also collect the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

  • Gravatar Service: 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. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

B. Media and Location Data

If you upload images to the website (e.g., in comments or if you are a registered author), you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

C. Cookies and Tracking (Automatically Collected)

We use cookies—small data files stored on your device—for functionality, convenience, and analytics:

  • Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, 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 Cookies (If Applicable): If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. When you log in, we also set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year.
  • Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser, expiring after 1 day.
  • Analytics Cookies: We use third-party tools, such as Google Analytics (GA4) and Google AdSense (upon approval), to measure traffic and display relevant advertisements.

D. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos from YouTube, images, articles from other sources). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the source website.

These external websites may:

  • Collect data about you.
  • Use cookies and embed additional third-party tracking.
  • Monitor your interaction with that embedded content (especially if you have an account and are logged in to that source website).

E. Advertising and Tracking Technologies

We use third-party advertising partners, including (once approved) Google AdSense, to serve content and advertisements when you visit our website. These partners use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide targeted advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting https://www.google.com/settings/ads.

2. How We Retain and Share Your Data

A. Data Retention

  • 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 instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
  • Registered Users: For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. This information is retained indefinitely.

B. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only when necessary for site operation or legal compliance:

  • Service Providers: Hosting partners, email service providers, and analytics providers (like Google).
  • Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
  • Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
  • Affiliate Partners (Amazon Associates): When you click an affiliate link on our Site, you are redirected to the merchant’s website (e.g., Amazon.com). Our partners, specifically Amazon Associates, may place cookies on your device to track the purchase for commission purposes. Amazon requires us to disclose that they may collect and use personal information to track sales and link them to our Store ID (5bok-20).

3. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you have the following rights:

  • Access: You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.

Note: This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

4. Security and Contact

Contact Page: https://5-bok.com/contact/

Security of Data: We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, but remember that no method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

Children’s Privacy: 5-bok.com is not intended for use by children under the age of 13.

Contact Us: If you have questions about this policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us via:

Email: info@5-bok.com

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