Privacy Policy – CircleAims

Who We Are


We are CircleAims, a digital marketing company providing innovative marketing solutions, web design, and digital growth strategies for individuals and businesses.
Our website address is: https://circleaims.com

Your privacy is important to us. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your data.

What Data We Collect and Why

1. Comments (on our website)

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

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. Their privacy policy is here: https://automattic.com/privacy.

After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public within the context of your comment.

2. Media (on our website)

If you upload images, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract location data from images.

Cookies

We use cookies for:

  • Comment convenience (remembering name/email for one year).

  • Login & access (temporary and login cookies).

  • User preferences (screen display, “Remember Me”).

  • Publishing (a temporary cookie to identify posts edited/published).

In our mobile app, cookies are also used to:

  • Keep you logged into your Circle Aims account.

  • Save basic preferences for app settings.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles or features may include embedded content (videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves the same as if you visited the external site directly.

These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, or track your interactions.

Mobile App Permissions & Data

Our mobile app uses:

  • Internet access: to load Circle Aims content securely.

  • Cookies: to maintain login sessions and preferences.

  • Notifications (via OneSignal): to send updates.

  • Storage access: only if you choose to download files.

  • External apps: opening external links (e.g., YouTube, WhatsApp, Maps) in their native apps or browser.

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties.

Who We Share Data With

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

  • OneSignal may collect device identifiers to deliver notifications.

  • External apps opened from within our app are governed by their own privacy policies.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata: retained indefinitely (to auto-approve future comments).

  • Registered users: profile data stored as long as the account exists.

  • App cookies: retained until you log out or clear app storage.

Your Rights

You may request:

  • A copy of the personal data we hold about you.

  • Deletion of your data (unless required for legal/security reasons).

Where Your Data Is Sent

  • Visitor comments: checked by spam detection service.

  • Notifications: handled by OneSignal.

  • External links: handled by the respective service (e.g., YouTube, WhatsApp).

Contact Us

If you have questions or requests regarding this privacy policy, please contact us:
📧 info@circleaims.com