Wix Comments - Terms & Conditions + Privacy Policy

Terms & Conditions + Privacy Policy

Last Updated on Dec 09, 2023

Privacy Policy

Comments (the "Application") is a Social plugin offered through our partner marketplace, Wix.com. The Application is provided by CodeMagic LTD, incorporated in Israel (the "Application Developer", "us" or "we"). The service is provided for individuals and businesses that look to incoroporate commenting functionality in their website (the "User" or "you"). This Privacy Policy defines which information we collect about the User, the User's site and from visitors to the User's site ("Visitors").

Information we collect

The Application does not collect or send any kind of personally identifiable information, except for the following: Twitter/Google user identifier for Visitors who signed in with their social network account, Wix user identifier for Visitors who signed in with their Wix Members account, email address for Visitors who signed in with their email address. In addition, the Application also stores the name of the Visitor, as provided by the Visitor or by the social network / Wix Hive API, and the Visitors's profile photo URL where applicable. The Visitor's name and profile photo link information is used for displaying the Visitor's information next to the comments generated by the Visitor. The email address of the Visitors and the social account identifier are displayed to the User as part of the email notifications features, and are also available for the User as a part of a report which can be obtained through the Application's dashboard.

The Visitors may enter any information, possibly including their own personal information or a third party personal information, into the comments posted by them. The Application Developer does not hold any liability for the contents of the comments posted by visitors or by the site owner, and for any personal information that might be contained within. The Application Developer may delete any comment, at their own discretion, should the comment infringe the privacy or intellectual property rights of any third party.

The Application may collect activity data for actions performed within the Application (such as visiting the help or setting screens, or clicking any of the buttons) and store it in an internal analytics database for further analysis, using Google Cloud BigQuery. This data the User's Wix site identifier, as well as the URL of the User's site. The Application Developer may use this data to analyze the usage of the Application and improve its functionality. For more information, see Google's privacy policy.

When a Visitor submits a comment on a User's website, the application stores their IP address in order to comply with legal requirements and to prevent spam. The IP address is not displayed to the User or to any other Visitor, and is not used for any other purpose. The IP address is stored separately from the other information about the Visitor.

The information about the app configuration and the Visitor's comments is stored in a database called Firebase, a part of the Google Cloud Platform. You can review their security policies in Google Cloud Platform's Security Whitepaper, and refer to Google Cloud's Terms of Use and Data Processing and Security Terms.

Where the information is processed

The Application Developer is based in Israel. No matter where you are located, Visitors consent to the processing and transferring of the information related to the comments they submitted to their website in and to Israel, the U.S. and other territories.

Data Retention

We generally retain our Users' data as long as they use our service, and for a period of at least one year after the Application has been removed from the Users' website. Additionally, we may periodically delete data belonging to users whose comments page has not had any visitors for a year or more ("Inactive Users").

Requesting a copy of your data

Users can request a copy of the data we store for their site at any time, by contacting our support team through [email protected] and identifying themselves as the owners of the respective site. We may require users to provide additional proofs of identity in order to process their request. The data will be provided in a machine-readable format, i.e. a JSON, CSV or XML file.

Requesting deletion of your data

Users can request their data to be removed from our database, by contacting our support team through [email protected] and identifying themselves as the owners of the respective site. We may require users to provide additional proofs of identity in order to process their request. Once we have verified the identity of the user, we will remove all the data related to their site from our database.

Additional Third-Party Service Providers

We use third-party service providers to provide some of the functionality of the application. These providers include:

Third Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Children's Personal Information

We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, please refrain from submitting any personal information in the Application. We will promptly delete any personal information related to individuals under the age of 13 if we discover such information or upon receiving any report about such information.

Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions

In an event that we (or any of our assets) are acquired by another person or company (the Acquiring Entity), whether by merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or otherwise, we may assign or transfer this Policy, as well as your account and related information, records, and data, including any personal information, to Acquiring Entity.

Warranty & Limitation of Liability disclaimers

THE APPLICATION DEVELOPER PROVIDES THE SOFTWARE AND THE SERVICES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ALL RISK OF QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES REMAINS WITH YOU. BY INSTALLING OR USING THIS APPLICATION, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS PROVIDED IN THIS DISCLAIMER AND THE FOLLOWING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY DISCLAIMER.

IN NO EVENT WILL THE APPLICATION DEVELOPER, ITS EMPLOYEES, DISTRIBUTORS, DIRECTORS OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT DAMAGES OR OTHER RELIEF ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES INCLUDING, BY WAY OF ILLUSTRATION AND NOT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS, LOST BUSINESS OR LOST OPPORTUNITY, OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LEGAL FEES, ARISING OUT OF SUCH USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM, EVEN IF THE APPLICATION DEVELOPER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, THE APPLICATION DEVELOPER'S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Changes to our Terms & Conditions / Privacy Policy

Any future changes to this document will be posted on this page.