At softsharelab.com, we value your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our software review site.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://softsharelab.com.

2. Information We Collect

a. Automatically Collected Data

  • IP address
  • Browser type and device information
  • Pages visited and time spent
  • Referring website URLs

b. Voluntary Submissions

  • Email addresses (via newsletter signups)
  • Comments on review articles
  • Contact form inquiries

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

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Deliver personalized content
  • Improve site navigation and user experience
  • Send newsletters (opt-out available anytime)
  • Respond to user inquiries
  • Analyze traffic via Google Analytics
  • Confirm Gravatar usage (an anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to Gravatar; see their privacy policy here)

4. Cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Remember user preferences
  • Track affiliate referrals
  • Analyze site performance
  • Save your name, email address, and website if you leave a comment (these cookies last for one year)
  • Confirm if your browser accepts cookies (a temporary cookie is set when you visit our login page, which is discarded when you close your browser)
  • Save your login information and screen display choices (login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last one year; selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks)
  • Track edited or published articles (a cookie is saved with the post ID of the article you edited, expiring after one day)

You can manage cookies via your browser settings.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited the other website directly. These websites may:

  • Collect data about you
  • Use cookies
  • Embed additional third-party tracking
  • Monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website

6. Data Protection

We implement:

  • SSL encryption
  • Regular security audits
  • Limited data retention periods
  • If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Site administrators can also see and edit this information.

8. Your Rights

You may:

  • Request access to your data
  • Opt out of email communications
  • Request data deletion (excluding data we are obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes)
  • Disable cookies
  • Request an exported file of your personal data, including any data you have provided to us

9. Policy Updates

We will notify users of significant changes via:

  • Site banners
  • Email alerts (for subscribers)

10. Contact Us

For privacy-related questions, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]

This policy complies with GDPR, CCPA, and other major privacy regulations. We recommend consulting legal counsel to ensure full compliance.