Privacy Policy

We are Crushing Security, administrated by Crushing Security, based in Gloucester, United Kingdom, (“we”, “our”, “us”). We’re committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. If you have questions about your personal information, please contact us.

What information do we collect?

  • Your name or username.
  • Your email address.
  • Your IP address.
  • Further data may be collected if you choose to share it, such as if you fill out fields on your profile.

We collect some or all of this information in the following cases:

  • You register as a member on this site.
  • You fill out our contact form.
  • You browse this site. See “Cookie policy” below.
  • You fill out fields on your profile.

When registered and posting, we record the IP address that the post originated from. We also may retain server logs which include the IP address of every request to our server.

What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

  • For the purposes of making you a registered member of our site, in order for you to contribute content to this site.
  • To personalize your experience — your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs.
  • To improve our site — we continually strive to improve our site offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.
  • To improve customer service — your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.
  • To send periodic emails — The email address you provide may be used to send you information, notifications that you request about changes to topics or in response to your user name, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
  • Your IP address is recorded when you perform certain actions on our site. Your IP address is never publicly visible.

How do we protect your information?

We are committed to ensuring that any information you provide to us is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable measures and procedures to safeguard and secure the information that we collect.

What is our data retention policy?

We will make a good faith effort to retain server logs containing the IP address of all requests to this server no longer than necessary and in accordance with applicable laws.

Do we use cookies?

Yes. Cookies are small text files which are set by us on your computer which allow us to provide certain functionality on our site, such as being able to log in, or remembering certain preferences. We have a detailed cookie policy and more information about the cookies that we set on this page.

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our site, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety.

Third-party links

The website may utilize various 3rd party advertising and affiliate arrangements. Under no circumstances shall any advertisement, link, affiliate or otherwise, and/or 3rd party content be construed as an endorsement or recommendation by Crushing Security or its officers or employees.

Your Rights

You have a right to access the personal data we hold about you or obtain a copy of it. To do so please contact us. If you believe that the information we hold for you is incomplete or inaccurate, you may contact us to ask us to complete or correct that information.

You also have the right to request the erasure of your personal data. Please contact us if you would like us to remove your personal data.

Changes to this policy

Continued use of our site signifies your acceptance of this policy. If you do not accept the policy then please do not use this site. When registering we will further request your explicit acceptance of the privacy policy.

We may make changes to this policy at any time. You may be asked to review and re-accept the information in this policy if it changes in the future.

This document is CC-BY-SA. It was last updated 04 AUGUST 2023.