Last Updated: October 02, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how the operator of CommentBy ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you use our commenting service widget.

1. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

• Name and email address when you post a comment
• Comment content and any other information you choose to share
• Profile information if you create an account

Automatically Collected Information

• IP address for spam prevention
• Browser type and device information
• Timestamp of comments and interactions

2. How We Use Your Information

• To display your comments on websites using our service
• To prevent spam and abuse through automated filtering
• To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
• To improve our service functionality and user experience
• To comply with legal obligations

3. Information Sharing and Disclosure

Public Information

Your name and email address are visible to the website owners (our paying clients) where you comment. Your comments are public and visible to all visitors of those websites.

We Do Not Sell Your Data

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing or any other commercial purposes.

Limited Sharing

We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

• With website owners where you comment (name and email only)
• When required by law or to protect our rights
• In connection with a business transfer or acquisition
• With your explicit consent

4. Data Retention

We retain your information until:

• You delete your individual comments
• You delete your user profile
• An administrator removes your content
• We are required to delete it under applicable law

5. Your Rights and Choices

Access and Control

• Delete your own comments at any time
• Export your comment data
• Update your profile information
• Request deletion of your account and associated data

European Users (GDPR Rights)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have additional rights:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Rectification: Correct inaccurate personal data
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
• Portability: Receive your data in a portable format
• Objection: Object to processing of your personal data
• Restriction: Request restriction of processing

California Users (CCPA Rights)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect and how we use it
• Delete your personal information
• Opt-out of the sale of personal information (we don't sell data)
• Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Spam Prevention

We use automated spam filtering trained on local data to maintain comment quality. This processing helps protect all users from spam and abuse. No external services are used for this filtering.

8. International Data Transfers

Our service is operated from Morocco. By using our service, you consent to the transfer of your information to Morocco, which may have different data protection laws than your country of residence.

9. Children's Privacy

While we don't have specific age restrictions, we are committed to protecting children's privacy. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of our service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your rights, please contact us at: