Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 02/01/2025

Welcome to TamilCineMedia! Protecting your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website.

Who We Are

Our website address is https://tamilcinemedia.com. We are a news blog website dedicated to providing the latest updates and insights on Tamil cinema.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images.

Cookies

To enhance your experience, we use cookies:

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These last for one year for your convenience.
  • A temporary cookie is set when you visit our login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
  • Login cookies last for two days, while screen preference cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
  • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser, which expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the external website directly. These sites may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interactions.

Who We Share Your Data With

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

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments.
  • Registered users (if any) can see, edit, or delete their personal information, except their username. Website administrators can also manage this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data. You may also request data deletion, except for information retained for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

Where Your Data is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.