Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to MTech Dialog ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you:

Identity Data

• First name and last name
• Username or similar identifier
• Profile picture (optional)

Contact Data

• Email address
• Social media links (if provided)

Technical Data

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Time zone setting and location
• Operating system and platform
• Device information

Usage Data

• Information about how you use our website
• Posts and comments you create
• Forum discussions and replies

Marketing and Communications Data

• Your preferences in receiving marketing from us
• Newsletter subscription preferences

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To register you as a new user
• To manage your account and provide our services
• To process and deliver your content (posts, comments, discussions)
• To manage our relationship with you (notifications, updates)
• To send you newsletters (if you subscribed)
• To improve our website and services
• To keep our website safe and secure
• To analyze usage and optimize user experience

4. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way. We limit access to your personal data to those who have a genuine business need to know it.

5. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

• Account data: Retained while your account is active
• Posts and comments: Retained indefinitely unless deleted by you or admin
• Analytics data: Aggregated data retained for statistical purposes

6. Your Legal Rights

Under data protection laws, you have rights including:

• Right to access: Request copies of your personal data
• Right to rectification: Correct any inaccurate data
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your data
• Right to restrict processing: Request limitation of data use
• Right to data portability: Transfer your data to another service
• Right to object: Object to processing of your data
• Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw consent at any time

7. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. For more information, see our Cookie Policy.

8. Third-Party Links

Our website may include links to third-party websites. We do not control these websites and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to individuals 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.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.