Privacy Policy

Who we are

We are The Leap List, a global blog that shares insights on emerging technologies, scholarship opportunities, personal finance tips, and business trends. Our website address is: https://theleaplist.com.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

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

An anonymized string (hash) of your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible publicly next to your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the site, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract this data.

Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience:

• If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience.
• If you log in, we use cookies to remember your login info and preferences.
• Cookies may also be set when editing or publishing content.

You can control or disable cookies via your browser settings.

Contact Forms

If you use our contact form, we collect the data you submit (name, email, message) solely for the purpose of responding to you. We do not share this data with third parties.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics and similar tools (like Site Kit) to understand how users interact with our site. These services collect anonymized usage data such as:

• Pages visited
• Time spent on site
• Device/browser type
• Location (general, not exact)

This helps us improve site content and usability.

Who we share your data with

We don’t sell or trade your data. Visitor data may be checked via automated spam detection services (like Akismet).

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

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

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have 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.

Where we send your data

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

Your contact information

For privacy-related questions, reach out via:
📧 admin@theleaplist.com