Last updated: October 23, 2026
This privacy policy explains how The Hackett Group collects, uses and protects your personal data when you visit our website. We care about your privacy and keep this policy simple, clear and up to date. By using our website, you agree to the practices described below.
Who We Are
The Hackett Group is a tech blog covering artificial intelligence, software, cybersecurity, gadgets and technology news. Our website address is https://thehackettgroup.si.
What Personal Data We Collect
We only collect the data we need to run our website and reply to you. Depending on how you use the site, this may include:
- Contact form data: your name, email address, subject and message when you send us a message through our contact form.
- Comment data: the information shown in the comment form, plus your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, device type and pages visited, collected through server logs and cookies.
How We Use Your Information
- To reply to your questions, story ideas, guest post pitches and feedback
- To moderate comments and prevent spam
- To keep our website secure and working properly
- To understand how readers use our website so we can improve our content
We do not sell your personal data to anyone.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored in your browser. We use them to make the website work and to improve your experience.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies last for one year.
You visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
You can control or delete cookies at any time in your browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect how some parts of the website work.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (for example videos, images or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Third-Party Services and External Links
We may use trusted third-party services such as website analytics, advertising, spam protection, and email tools. These providers may process limited data under their own privacy policies. Our articles may also link to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites, so please read their policies before sharing any personal data.
Who We Share Your Data With
We share data only when needed to run the website, such as with our hosting provider and spam detection services, or when the law requires it. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. Messages sent through our contact form are kept only as long as needed to reply to you and handle your request.
For users who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on where you live, including under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you may have the right to:
- Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Ask us to correct or erase your personal data
- Object to or ask us to limit how we use your data
- Withdraw your consent at any time
This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal or security purposes. To use any of these rights, contact us using the details below.
Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal data from loss, misuse and unauthorized access. However, no website or internet connection is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them. If you believe a child has sent us personal data, please contact us, and we will delete it.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Please check back regularly.
Contact Us About Privacy
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or your personal data, email us at harryjacksonoffical1@gmail.com or use our contact page. We reply within 1-2 business days.