Privacy Policy

At Finly Insights, your privacy matters to us. We are committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about how we collect, use, and safeguard your data. This comprehensive policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, the choices you have, and your rights when visiting our website: https://finlyinsights.com.

By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. We encourage you to read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data.

Information We Collect

When you interact with our website, we may collect various types of information to provide you with a better experience and improve our services:

Information you provide directly: This includes any personal details you voluntarily share with us, such as your name, email address, phone number, or any comments and feedback you submit through our contact forms or comment sections.
Technical details: We automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our site, including your IP address, browser type and version, device information, operating system, referring website addresses, pages you view on our site, and the dates and times of your visits. This information is used for analytics, spam protection, and to help us understand how visitors use our website.
Data from cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to help us improve user experience, remember your preferences, and analyze how our website is being used. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that allow us to recognize you on future visits.

We collect this information to enhance your browsing experience, provide personalized content, respond to your inquiries, and continuously improve our website’s functionality and content.

Comments & User Content

We value engagement from our community and encourage you to participate through comments and discussions. However, when you leave a comment on our website, we collect certain information:

We collect the information shown in the comment form, which typically includes your name, email address, and website URL (if provided), along with the content of your comment.
Your IP address is automatically collected and stored to help us prevent spam and abusive behavior.
Approved comments may be visible publicly on the site along with the name you provided when submitting the comment.
If you use a profile image service such as Gravatar, your chosen image may appear alongside your comment. This image is linked to your email address through the Gravatar service.

Please note that any information you include in your comments may be read, collected, and used by others who access our website. We recommend that you avoid sharing sensitive personal information in public comments. While we moderate comments to maintain a respectful community, we cannot be held responsible for the content posted by users.

Media Uploads

If our website allows you to upload images or other media files, we want you to be aware of potential privacy concerns:

When uploading images to our website, you should avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS data). Modern smartphones and cameras often automatically embed GPS coordinates and other metadata into photos.
Other visitors to our website could potentially download images you’ve uploaded and extract any location data or other metadata from these files.
We recommend stripping EXIF data from images before uploading them to protect your privacy. Many free tools and apps are available to help you remove this metadata.

We take reasonable measures to protect media files uploaded to our servers, but we cannot guarantee complete security of user-uploaded content once it becomes publicly accessible.

Cookies

Cookies are essential for many of the features and functionality of our website. We use cookies for several important purposes:

Preference cookies: These save your preferences such as your name, email address, and website URL for future comments, so you don’t have to re-enter this information each time you visit.
Performance cookies: These help us improve site performance and personalize your experience by remembering your settings and preferences.
Analytics cookies: We use trusted third-party tools like Google Analytics to analyze traffic and usage patterns, helping us understand which content is most valuable to our visitors and how we can improve our website.
Functional cookies: These enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your login status or language preferences.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time. However, please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our site may not function properly, and your user experience may be diminished. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer.

Embedded Content

Our articles and pages may include embedded content from third-party websites, such as:

Videos from YouTube, Vimeo, or other video platforms
Images or infographics from external sources
Social media posts from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn
Articles or widgets from other websites

When you interact with embedded content from third-party websites, these external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with that embedded content just as if you visited their platform directly. This tracking may occur even if you don’t actively interact with the embedded content.

We have no control over the data collection practices of these third-party websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party services you interact with through our website.

Data Sharing

Your privacy is important to us, and we want to be completely transparent about how we share your information:

We do not sell or trade your personal data: We will never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
Spam detection services: We may share limited information with automated spam detection services like Akismet to protect our website and community from spam and malicious content.
Trusted third-party tools: We may share data with trusted service providers who assist us with analytics (like Google Analytics), hosting services, email communication platforms, and other essential website operations. These providers are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for the services they provide to us.
Legal authorities: We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or other legal process, or if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.

All third-party service providers we work with are carefully selected and required to maintain appropriate security measures to protect your personal information.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for different periods depending on the type of data:

Comments and metadata: Comments you leave on our website and their associated metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and auto-approve follow-up comments and maintain the continuity of discussions on our articles.
Account information: If you create an account on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information you provide in your profile for as long as your account remains active or as needed to provide you with services.
Analytics data: We typically retain analytics data for a period determined by our analytics provider’s policies, usually between 14 to 26 months.
Deletion requests: You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us at info@finlyinsights.com. However, please note that we may be required to retain certain information for legal, security, or administrative purposes, such as fraud prevention, legal compliance, or resolving disputes.

Your Rights

Under data protection laws, you have several important rights regarding your personal information:

Right to access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. We will provide this information in a commonly used electronic format.
Right to correction: If you believe any information we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to ask us to correct or update it.
Right to deletion: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions where we may need to retain data for legal or legitimate business purposes.
Right to opt-out: You have the right to opt out of marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing email we send you, or by contacting us directly.
Right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer your data to another service provider where technically feasible.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@finlyinsights.com. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe, typically within 30 days.

Where Your Data Goes

We want you to understand how your data flows through our systems:

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services to protect our community from spam and malicious content.
Analytics data may be processed by trusted third-party providers like Google Analytics, which may store and process your data on servers located in various countries.
Your data may be transferred to and stored on servers located outside your country of residence, which may have different data protection laws than your jurisdiction.

We ensure that all third-party service providers maintain adequate security measures and comply with applicable data protection regulations.

Security Measures

We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data:

We use secure socket layer (SSL) encryption to protect data transmitted between your browser and our servers.
We regularly update our security protocols and software to protect against vulnerabilities.
We limit access to personal information to employees and service providers who need access to perform their duties.
However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at info@finlyinsights.com, and we will take steps to delete such information.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. When we make changes:

Updates will always be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.
For material changes, we may provide additional notice, such as a notification on our homepage or an email to registered users.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Your continued use of our website after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, we’re here to help. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at: info@finlyinsights.com

We value your privacy and are committed to addressing any concerns you may have in a timely and transparent manner.

Last Updated: January 2026