Who we are

Social Star Surge is a digital engagement service designed to help content creators, influencers, and brands grow their online presence. Our website address is: https://socialstarsurge.com

Comments

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

An anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public next to your comment.

Media

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

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

When you visit our login page, we place a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie has no personal data and is discarded when the browser is closed.

Upon logging in, we set cookies to store your login and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days; display settings cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on Social Star Surge may include embedded media (e.g. videos, images, or links). These behave just as if you visited the external website. These sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction, including if you’re logged into those sites.

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

If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are kept indefinitely to auto-approve future comments.

If you register on our site, we store your personal information in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete your data anytime (except your username). Admins can also view and update this information.

What rights you have 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. You can also request deletion of any personal data, excluding data we’re required to retain for legal, administrative, or security reasons.

Where your data is sent

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