Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 5, 2026

At Urban Community Tech, we take your privacy seriously. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your data across our platforms: urbancomtech.com and urbancomtech.org.

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1. Who We Are

Our website addresses are:

2. Personal Data We Collect

Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and the browser user agent string to assist in spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service (Privacy Policy). Upon approval, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images hosted on the site.

Cookies and Analytics

We use cookies to enhance your experience and analyze site traffic:

• User Convenience: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your details in cookies for one year.

• Authentication: Login cookies last two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected). Screen options cookies last one year.

• Google Analytics: We use this to understand site traffic. Your IP address is masked (anonymized) by default. You may opt-out here.

• Meta Pixel: We use this to measure the effectiveness of our social media outreach. You can adjust these settings in your Facebook Ad Preferences.

3. Data Sharing & Third Parties

We may receive or share data with the following third parties:

• Security Services: We use automated spam detection and security plugins that analyze IP addresses to protect our site from attacks.

• Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

• Social Logins: If you link an account (e.g., Google or GitHub), we receive verified email and profile metadata.

4. How We Protect Your Data

We implement industry-standard technical and administrative safeguards:

• Encryption: All data is transmitted via SSL/TLS (HTTPS).

• Access Control: Administrative access is restricted to authorized personnel and protected by Two-Factor Authentication (2FA).

• Anonymization: We utilize IP masking and data hashing to ensure that your personal identifiers are obscured within our analytics databases.

5. Data Retention & Your Rights

• Retention: Comments are kept indefinitely. Registered user profile data is kept until the account is deleted.

• Your Rights: If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of your data or request the erasure of your personal data. This excludes data we are legally or securely obliged to keep.

6. Data Breach Procedure

In the event of a confirmed data breach, we follow these steps:

1. Containment: Isolate affected systems and revoke compromised credentials immediately.

2. Assessment: Audit logs to determine the scope of data accessed.

3. Notification: We aim to notify affected users and relevant authorities within 72 hours for high-risk breaches.

4. Recovery: Patch vulnerabilities and provide users with specific protective steps.

7. Contact Information

For general inquiries or to exercise your data rights, please contact:

• Email: privacy@urbancomtech.com

For formal compliance or regulatory matters, contact our Data Protection Officer:

• Attn: Data Protection Officer

• Email: dpo@urbancomtech.com