Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Welcome to SwishWave! Our mission is to bring you the latest news, updates, and insights from the world of basketball. Whether it’s professional leagues, college tournaments, or international events, we are committed to keeping fans informed and engaged.

Our website address is: https://swishwave.com


Comments

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

An anonymized string (also called a hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy here.

After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible publicly alongside your comment.


Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images posted on the site.


Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.

When you visit our login page, we may set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we set cookies to save your login info and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, screen option cookies last for one year, and if you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes these login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved that contains no personal data, only the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.


Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. If you are logged into those websites, they may also track your activity.


Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.


How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in moderation.

For users who register on our site, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also access and manage this information.


What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, including the data you provided. You can also request that we erase your personal data.

Please note that this does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.


Where Your Data Is Sent

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