Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

R3D HILLS is a creative digital studio focused on interactive experiences, game design, and immersive media. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect the personal information of our users.

2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the form, plus the IP address and browser user-agent to help spam detection. A hash of your email may be sent to Gravatar to check for profile images. Gravatar Privacy Policy

Media: If you upload images, avoid including EXIF GPS data. Visitors can download and extract this location info.

Cookies: We use cookies to enhance your experience. For example:

• Comment cookies remember your info for future comments.
• Login cookies track your session (2 days) and screen preferences (1 year).
• "Remember Me" extends login to 2 weeks.
• Article edits save a post ID cookie (expires in 1 day).

Embedded Content: Our articles may contain content from YouTube, Instagram, etc. These behave like you visited that site directly and may track your activity.

3. Data Sharing

We don’t sell or trade your data. However, if you request a password reset, your IP is included in the email.

4. Data Retention

• Comments and metadata are stored indefinitely to auto-approve future comments.
• Registered users’ data is stored in their profile and can be edited or deleted anytime (except username).

5. Your Rights

You can:

• Request an export of the personal data we hold.
• Request deletion of your data (excluding info we’re legally required to keep).

6. Data Destination

Comments may be checked via automated spam detection tools.