Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 8, 2025
Last Updated: August 8, 2025

At GeniusPolymath.com, your privacy is honored as part of a shared commitment to digital dignity, transparency, and the joy of curiosity. This policy outlines what data we collect, how it’s used, and how your rights are respected across borders and contexts.

🧠 Who We Are

Website address: https://geniuspolymath.com
Content, experiences, and stewardship reflect the creative mission led by Hisham Khasawinah — building digital sanctuaries where curiosity, mastery, and playful learning can thrive.

🗂 Information We Collect

✍️ Comments (if enabled)

When visitors leave comments:

We collect form data, your IP address, and browser user agent string for spam protection.
An anonymized email hash may be sent to Gravatar to check for your profile image.
See the Gravatar Privacy Policy.
After approval, your profile image may appear publicly with your comment.

🖼 Media Uploads (if enabled)

Uploaded images should not include location data (EXIF GPS).
Visitors can download and extract metadata from publicly posted images.

🍪 Cookies & Session Data

In addition to cookies used for comments or login (if applicable), GeniusPolymath.com may store cookies or session information to support interactive features such as:

Games, quizzes, puzzles, and creative tools.
Saving user progress, preferences, or settings.
Displaying user‑inputted names on high score boards or leaderboards.

Where possible, you can clear or reset this data through your browser settings.

Examples:

Comments: Optionally store your name, email, and website for convenience (1 year duration).
Login: Temporary cookie for browser compatibility; login cookies last 2 days; screen display preferences last 1 year; “Remember Me” extends login for 2 weeks.
Post editing: A cookie stores article ID after publishing (expires after 1 day).

📊 Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand visitor behavior and site performance:

Tracks pageviews, visit duration, device details, and general location.
Does not collect names, email addresses, or other personal identifiers unless voluntarily submitted.
You can opt out using Google’s browser add‑on.

📦 Embedded Content

Articles, games, or pages may include embedded content (e.g., videos, articles, images) from external websites:

This content behaves as if you’ve visited the external site directly.
External platforms may track you, set cookies, and monitor engagement — especially if you’re logged in there.

🔐 Data Use and Sharing

Data is used to improve site quality, gameplay, content resonance, and visitor experience.
We do not sell or share your data for advertising or profiling.
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

📆 Data Retention

Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to support reply approval.
User accounts (if enabled): Users may view, edit, or delete their profile data at any time (except usernames). Site administrators may access and update account information.

🧭 Respecting Your Rights

In accordance with GDPR and CCPA principles, visitors are welcome to reach out regarding data concerns or inquiries through the site’s contact page. Your digital dignity is a priority, and we honor reasonable requests transparently and respectfully.

🚦 Automated Spam Detection

Visitor comments may be screened through an automated spam detection service to maintain site integrity.

🛡 Security and Ethical Intent

We apply reasonable safeguards to protect data and uphold a respectful, curiosity‑driven digital space.
All analytics and infrastructure choices serve our mission of creativity, inclusive mastery, and ethical innovation.