Effective Date: 17 October 2025
Website: www.thebiographyflare.com.ng
Contact Email: info@thebiographyflare.com.ng

At TheBiographyFlare, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This privacy policy outlines what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your data.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://thebiographyflare.com.ng.
We are a biography-focused blog dedicated to publishing authentic stories about Nigerian public figures, celebrities, and notable personalities.

2. Comments

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

An anonymised string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public alongside your comment.

3. Media

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

4. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our site.

• If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you don’t need to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies last for one year.
• If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded once you close your browser.
• When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days; screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
• If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply records the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

You may disable cookies via your browser settings, although this may affect some website functionality.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves the same as if you visited the third-party website directly.

These external websites may collect your data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including if you have an account and are logged into that website.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites.

6. 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.

We do not sell, trade, or rent users’ personal identification information to others. However, we may share limited data with service providers who assist us in operating the website, conducting business, or serving our users — all under confidentiality agreements.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.

For users that register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

8. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive a file containing the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided to us.

You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To make such a request, please contact us at: info@thebiographyflare.com.ng

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

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

We may use third-party services (e.g., analytics tools, email marketing platforms) that may store data on servers outside Nigeria. These services are selected based on their commitment to data security and privacy compliance.

10. How We Protect Your Data

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please note that no method of data transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure.

11. Children’s Privacy

This website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can delete the information.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date” at the top. We encourage users to check this page regularly to stay informed about how we protect your data.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please reach out to us:

📧 Email: info@thebiographyflare.com.ng
🌐 Website: www.thebiographyflare.com.ng