Who We Are
Our official website address is: [https://isccindia.com] (https://isccindia.com). This privacy policy outlines how the Indian Society of Cosmetic Chemists (ISCC) handles and protects your personal information when you use our website.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the details provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps us detect and prevent spam.
An anonymized string generated from your email address (commonly referred to as a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: [https://automattic.com/privacy/](https://automattic.com/privacy/). Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) will be publicly visible with your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please ensure that you remove any embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location details from uploaded images if not removed.
Cookies
– If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, so that you do not have to re-enter your details when commenting again. These cookies are stored for one year.
– A temporary cookie will be placed when you visit our login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not store any personal information and is removed once you close your browser.
– When logging in, we create cookies to store login details and screen preferences. Login cookies remain for two days, while screen preferences last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” will keep your login active for two weeks. Logging out will delete these cookies.
– When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie does not contain personal data and is used only to track the post ID of the content you edited. It expires within one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our articles or resources may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from external websites. Embedded content behaves just as if the visitor has directly accessed the external site. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, include third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with the embedded material.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
– Comments and their associated metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve any future comments without placing them in a moderation queue.
– For registered users (if any), we store the personal information submitted in their user profile. Users can view, update, or delete their personal details at any time, except for usernames, which cannot be changed. Website administrators retain the ability to view and edit user information as needed.
Your Data Protection Rights
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you may request:
– An exported copy of the personal data we hold about you.
– Deletion of your personal data that we store, unless it is necessary for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be automatically checked through a third-party spam detection service.