Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Welcome to Microbiology Class, Africa’s #1 and largest microbiology website.
Our mission is to provide comprehensive lessons and notes on microbiology while offering scholarship opportunities to enhance the knowledge and skills of our readers and users.

Website Address: https://microbiologyclass.net

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Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:

• The data entered in the comments form.
• The visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

We may generate an anonymized string (hash) from your email address and provide it to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible alongside your comment.

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Media

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

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Cookies

• Comments: When you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
• Login Page: A temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
• Login Information:
  1. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year.
  2. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
• Article Editing: An additional cookie is set after editing or publishing an article. It contains no personal data and expires after one day.

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Embedded Content

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). This content behaves the same as if you visited the hosting website, which may:

• Collect data about you.
• Use cookies.
• Embed additional third-party tracking.
• Monitor your interactions with the content, especially if logged into that website.

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Data Sharing

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

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Data Retention

• Comments: Retained indefinitely, including metadata, to streamline approval of follow-up comments.
• Registered Users: Personal information provided during registration is stored in user profiles.
  • Users can view, edit, or delete their information anytime (excluding username changes).
  • Website administrators can also view and edit user information.

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Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request:

• An exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
• Deletion of your personal data, excluding data retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

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Data Transfer

Visitor comments may be reviewed by an automated spam detection service.

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Consent

By using our website (www.microbiologyclass.net), you consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its Terms and Conditions.

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Contact Us

For questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, email us at: microbiologyclassnet@gmail.com

Last Updated: January 6, 2024