Who We Are

Our website address is https://tuvgcc.com. TUV GCC is a leading organization specializing in ISO certification, Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) compliance, and Quality certification services.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection.

Additionally, an anonymized hash (created from your email address) may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy can be found here. After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available) will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from such images.

Cookies

• If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies will last one year.
• When visiting our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
• Upon login, multiple cookies are set to store login credentials and display preferences:
  • Login cookies last two days.
  • Screen option cookies last one year.
  • Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks.
  • Logging out removes the login cookies.
• If you edit or publish an article, a cookie storing the post ID will be saved. This expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Such content behaves exactly as if you visited the originating website.
These external websites may:

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

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments.
• For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile.
  • Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data (except usernames).
  • Website administrators can also access and modify this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on our website or have left comments, you can:

1. Request an exported file of your personal data stored with us.
2. Request data deletion, except for data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data is Sent

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