Effective date: June 26, 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use Rankports.com. By accessing this website, you agree to the terms of this policy.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://rankports.com.
We operate as a digital platform that analyzes, visualizes, and publishes SEO ranking data across various industries.
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments (if enabled)
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (hash) of your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you use it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly visible next to your comment.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to the website (e.g., via a contact form or user profile), you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors may be able to extract this data if the images are made public.
Cookies
- If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and last up to one year.
- When you visit the login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies.
- If you log in, several cookies are set to store login info and screen display preferences.
- If you log out, login cookies are removed.
- When you edit or publish a report (admin only), a cookie containing the post ID will be saved for 1 day.
Embedded Content
Some articles or dashboards may include embedded content (e.g., charts, videos, maps) from external websites. These behave as if you visited the other website directly.
These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content — especially if you are logged in to their service.
3. Analytics & Tracking
Rankports uses traffic analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand user behavior and improve performance. These tools may use cookies or tracking scripts that collect anonymized usage data such as:
- Page views
- Referral sources
- Device/browser info
We do not collect sensitive personal information (e.g., identity documents, payment data) through analytics.
4. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for advertising or remarketing.
If you request a password reset (if user accounts are enabled), your IP address may be included in the reset email to ensure security.
5. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely.
- For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their profile.
- Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except for usernames).
- Admins can also view and manage user data.
6. Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can:
- Request an exported file of the personal data we hold
- Request the erasure of your data (excluding data kept for administrative, legal, or security reasons)
To submit a request, please contact us via hello@rankports.com
7. Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect data from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. However, no system is completely secure. Use the website at your own discretion.
8. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (e.g., Akismet, reCAPTCHA).
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as needed. All changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Effective Date” at the top.