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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12/24/2025

Type It Out (“we”, “us”, “our”, or “the Site”) operates https://www.typeitout.com/.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you access or use the Site.

By using Type It Out, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. What Information We Collect

1.1. Information You Provide Directly

We collect information you voluntarily provide when interacting with the Site, including:

a. Account Information (Registered Users)

  • Name or display name
  • Email address
  • Password (stored securely using industry-standard hashing)
  • Profile data (if you choose to add it)

b. Article and Comment Submissions

When you publish articles or leave comments, we collect:

  • The content you submit
  • Your display name
  • Your email address (required for comment forms; not publicly displayed)

This information is used only for managing your account, displaying your content, moderating comments, and improving community interaction.

1.2. Information Collected Automatically

We collect minimal technical data necessary to operate the Site, secure it, and measure performance.

a. Server and Security Logs (Vercel + Cloudflare)

These systems automatically record:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and user agent
  • Pages visited
  • Timestamps
  • Basic security-related metadata

This data is used for:

  • security
  • fraud prevention
  • debugging
  • website performance
  • abuse protection

We do not use this data for advertising, profiling, or tracking users across other websites.

b. Cookieless Page-View Analytics

Type It Out uses a simple, anonymous beacon that sends page-view events to our backend.

This system:

  • does not store cookies
  • does not identify individual users
  • records page views only in aggregate form

c. Vercel Analytics / Speed Insights

These tools collect anonymous performance and usage metrics and do not use cookies.

1.3. Cookies

We use only essential cookies, primarily for:

  • authentication of logged-in users
  • maintaining user sessions
  • preserving comment-form convenience options (if you opt in)

We do not use:

  • Google Analytics cookies
  • advertising cookies
  • tracking pixels
  • third-party marketing cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to storing your name, email, and website for convenience. These cookies last up to one year and can be deleted manually at any time.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for:

  • operating and maintaining the Site
  • displaying user-generated content
  • managing accounts and authentication
  • moderating comments and preventing spam
  • improving site performance and security
  • responding to user inquiries
  • sharing community content (with attribution) on our social media channels solely to promote Type It Out

We do not sell, rent, or trade user data.

3. AI-Related Use

What we allow

Users may publish content created with or assisted by AI tools.

What we prohibit

  • Scraping or harvesting Type It Out content for AI model training
  • Using automated crawlers to extract articles or comments for large-scale dataset creation

Our commitment

Type It Out does not use user-submitted content to train AI models.
We do not sell or provide content to any AI companies or data brokers.

4. Embedded Content and iFrames

Some parts of the Site may embed content from external platforms (e.g., Twitter, YouTube, Facebook).
These services may collect data or set cookies according to their own privacy policies.

We do not control the data practices of third-party embeds.

5. Third-Party Service Providers

We use trusted third-party providers to support Site functionality, including:

  • Vercel (hosting, analytics)
  • Cloudflare (security, performance)
  • WordPress backend (content management, user accounts, comment handling)

These providers may process limited personal data on our behalf solely to perform their functions. They are not permitted to use it for any other purpose.

6. Data Retention

  • Comments and articles are retained indefinitely unless removed by the author or through moderation.
  • Account information is retained as long as the account remains active.
  • Server and security logs are retained for a limited period as required for security and diagnostics.

You may request deletion of your account and associated personal data at any time (see Section 7).

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights including:

  • access to your stored personal data
  • correction of inaccurate information
  • deletion of your data
  • exporting your personal data (registered users)

Requests can be made by emailing admin@typeitout.com.

We may retain information when required for legal, security, or administrative reasons.

8. Children’s Privacy

The Site is not intended for users under age 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If we discover such data, we delete it promptly.

9. Security

We use commercially acceptable measures to protect personal data, but no method of online transmission or storage is 100% secure.
We cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Links to External Sites

Our Site may contain links to external websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party sites.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically.
Revisions will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.
Your continued use of the Site constitutes acceptance of the revised Policy.

12. Contact

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:
admin@typeitout.com