Privacy Policy for VendingBusiness101.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency in how we collect, use, and store your personal data.

1. Who We Are

Welcome to VendingBusiness101.com (the “Website”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency in how we collect, use, and store your personal data. Our website address is: https://vendingbusiness101.com.

2. Information We Collect & How We Use It

2.1 Comments

When visitors leave comments on the Website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

2.2 Media Uploads

If you upload images to the Website, you should avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images.

2.3 Cookies

Our Website uses cookies to enhance user experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

• If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
• If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
• Login cookies last for two days, while screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, login cookies are removed.
• If you edit or publish an article, a cookie containing no personal data will be saved in your browser for one day.

To manage cookies, adjust your browser settings.

2.4 Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited that website directly. These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.

3. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. However, we may share your information in the following cases:

• Legal Compliance: If required by law, subpoena, or government request.
• Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
• Service Providers: We may engage third-party service providers to assist in operating the Website, provided they adhere to data protection requirements.

4. How Long We Retain Your Data

• If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely for recognition and approval of follow-up comments.
• For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can edit or delete their personal information anytime (except for changing their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

5. Your Rights Over Your Data

Under applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you have the right to:

• Access Your Data: Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
• Request Deletion: Ask us to erase your personal data (excluding data required for legal, administrative, or security purposes).
• Withdraw Consent: If we rely on your consent to process personal data, you may withdraw it at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@vendingbusiness101.com.

6. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

7. Data Security

We implement security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

9. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. We encourage you to review this policy regularly.

10. Contact Us

For questions about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, contact us at: