Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Welcome to playgroup.top (the “Website”), a blog dedicated to publishing articles about Scrum, agile practices, and related topics. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that data.

By using this Website, you agree to the terms described in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of playgroup.top.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily

• Contact form submissions: When you send us a message via the contact form, we collect your name and email address, along with any details you include in your message. We use this information solely to respond to your inquiry.
• Comments: If you leave a comment on a blog post, we collect your name (or display name), email address, and the content of your comment. Your email address is not publicly displayed; it is used only for moderation and, if needed, to follow up with you.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Cookies and similar technologies: Like most blogs, we use cookies to improve your experience. These are small text files stored on your device. We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain until you delete them).
• Basic analytics: We use a simple analytics tool (such as a self-hosted or privacy-focused analytics service) to understand how visitors interact with our content. This includes non-personal data like pages visited, time spent on the site, browser type, and general geographic location (country/city level). We do not track individual users across third-party websites.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To respond to your inquiries submitted through the contact form.
• To manage and display comments on blog posts (with your name and comment content).
• To analyze site traffic and improve the content and user experience of our Scrum blog.
• To remember your preferences (e.g., cookie consent) via cookies.
• To comply with legal obligations and protect the security of our Website.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes.

3. Cookies – Detailed Information

We use cookies for the following categories:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for the basic functioning of the Website (e.g., remembering your cookie consent choice).
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use the site, which pages are most popular, and how we can improve. These are non-intrusive and do not identify you personally.
• Comment preference cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name and email in cookies so you don’t have to re-enter them for future comments.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on the site.

4. Comments

When you leave a comment on playgroup.top, we collect the data shown in the comment form (name, email, and comment text). We also collect your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (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 (if any) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

We moderate comments to maintain a respectful and relevant discussion. We reserve the right to remove or edit comments that violate our policies.

5. Contact Forms

If you use the contact form on our Website, we ask for your name and email address so we can reply. We keep your message and contact details for a reasonable period to address your query, after which they are securely deleted. We do not use this information for any other purpose.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal data. We may share information only in the following limited circumstances:

• Service providers: We may use third-party services (e.g., hosting provider, email delivery service) that process data on our behalf. These providers are contractually bound to protect your data and use it only for the services we request.
• Legal requirements: If required by law, court order, or governmental authority, we may disclose information as necessary to comply with legal obligations.
• Protection of rights: To protect the rights, property, or safety of playgroup.top, our users, or others.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this policy:

• Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 12 months after the last communication, unless a longer retention is required by law.
• Comments: Retained indefinitely as part of the blog’s content, unless you request removal. You can ask us to delete your comment(s) at any time by contacting us.
• Analytics data: Aggregated, anonymized data may be retained indefinitely; individual-level data is kept for a maximum of 26 months.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
• Restriction: Limit how we use your data.
• Data portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
• Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Third-Party Links

Our blog may contain links to external websites (e.g., to reference Scrum guides or tools). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

10. Children’s Privacy

playgroup.top is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise your data rights, please contact us:

• Email: [email protected]
• Postal address: 628 Maple Dr, Denver, CO 80202, USA