What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It –

1. Comments

When visitors leave comments on beyond.com.bd, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps us detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public alongside your comment.

2. Media

If you upload images to our website, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors on the site can download and extract any location data from uploaded images.

3. Contact Forms & Cookies

If you leave a comment on beyond.com.bd, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not need to re-enter your details when posting future comments. These cookies last for one year.

If you have an account and log in to our site, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.

When you log in, additional cookies are set to save your login information and screen display preferences.

• Login cookies last for two days.

• Screen options cookies last for one year.

• If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks.

• When you log out, login cookies are removed.

If you edit or publish an article, another cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie does not contain personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

4. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on beyond.com.bd may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves as if you directly visited the external website.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content—especially if you are logged into their platform.

5. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This helps us automatically recognize follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.

For users who register on beyond.com.bd (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their profile. All registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators may also access and edit user information.

6. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including data you have provided.

You may also request that we erase the personal data we hold about you, except for information we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

7. Where We Send Your Data

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