# Privacy Policy

- Link: https://directreason.com/privacy-policy/
- Published: 2026-10-19T02:52:48+00:00
- Author: lukalekic

**Last updated: 20 October 2026**

## Who We Are

This Privacy Policy applies to the DirectReason website, available at [https://directreason.com/](https://directreason.com/sr)

## What Personal Data We Collect

**Comments:** When you leave a comment, we collect the information you provide in
the comment form, such as your name, email address, website address (if provided),
and the content of your comment. To prevent spam and misuse, your IP address and
browser information may also be processed. Published comments and the names displayed
with them are visible to other visitors. Your email address is not publicly displayed.

If avatar functionality is enabled, an anonymised string derived from your email
address may be transmitted to the relevant service provider.

**Messages You Send Us:** If you contact us, we process your email address, the 
content of your message, and any other information you voluntarily provide in order
to respond to your enquiry.

**Technical and Security Data:** To operate and protect the website, we may process
IP addresses, request timestamps, pages accessed, browser types, device information,
and technical logs relating to errors or suspicious activity.

**Website Usage Data:** With your consent, we collect information about the pages
you visit, your navigation through the website, your interactions, the source of
your visit, your browser and device types, and your approximate location. Your IP
address may be used temporarily to determine your approximate location.

## Cookies and Browser Storage

The website uses strictly necessary cookies and browser local storage to provide
essential functionality, maintain security, and remember your preferences. Your 
light or dark display preference is stored in your browser.

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website
address to make future comments easier to submit. These details may remain stored
for up to one year.

Website analytics data and analytical cookies are used only after you consent to
analytics through the cookie banner. If you reject analytics or make no selection,
analytics data is not transmitted. Your analytics preference is stored for up to
180 days. You may change your preference at any time through the cookie settings
available at the bottom of the website.

## Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this website may include embedded content from third-party websites,
such as videos, images, or social media posts. When you access such content, the
relevant third-party provider may collect data about your device and your use of
the content in accordance with its own privacy policy.

## Who May Receive Your Data

Your data may be made available to providers of hosting, maintenance, security, 
and website analytics services where necessary to operate the website and fulfil
the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. We may also disclose personal data
to competent authorities where required by applicable law.

We do not sell your personal data.

## How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their associated metadata are retained for as long as the relevant 
comment remains published, unless there is a reason to remove or delete it.

Messages are retained for as long as necessary to respond to and resolve your enquiry
and to comply with any applicable legal obligations.

Analytics data is retained in accordance with the retention settings configured 
for website analytics.

Technical and security logs are retained for as long as necessary to protect, maintain,
and ensure the proper operation of the website.

## Your Rights

Subject to the applicable circumstances and legal requirements, you may request 
access to your personal data, its rectification or erasure, or the restriction of
its processing. You may also object to processing or request data portability where
the relevant legal conditions are met.

Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any 
time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before
the withdrawal.

We may request reasonable information to verify your identity before acting on your
request.

If you believe that the processing of your personal data does not comply with applicable
data protection laws, you may lodge a complaint with the competent data protection
supervisory authority.

## Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will be
published on this page together with the date of the most recent update.

## Contact

Email for privacy related questions: [privacy@directreason.com](https://directreason.com/privacy-policy/privacy@directreason.com)