Terms and Conditions for SmeltFish
Effective Date: November 7, 2025
Welcome to SmeltFish (https://smeltfish.com/). By accessing or using our website, you agree to comply with the following terms and conditions. Please read them carefully.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions, as well as our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.
2. Use of the Website
You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes and in a way that does not infringe the rights of others, or restrict or inhibit anyone else’s use of the site.
3. Intellectual Property
- All content on SmeltFish, including text, images, graphics, logos, and videos, is the property of SmeltFish or its content creators.
- You may view and download content for personal, non-commercial use only.
- Copying, reproducing, or distributing content without permission is strictly prohibited.
4. User Content
- Any comments, feedback, or submissions you post on SmeltFish become the property of the website.
- You are responsible for the content you share and must ensure it does not violate any laws or third-party rights.
- We reserve the right to remove any content that is offensive, harmful, or violates these terms.
5. External Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We do not control these websites and are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. Use such links at your own risk.
6. Limitation of Liability
- SmeltFish provides content “as is” and makes no guarantees about accuracy, reliability, or completeness.
- We are not liable for any damages arising from the use or inability to use the website.
7. Changes to Terms
We may update these Terms & Conditions at any time. The effective date at the top indicates the latest version. Continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of any changes.
8. Governing Law
These Terms & Conditions are governed by the laws of your country of residence. Any disputes will be subject to the jurisdiction of local courts.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms & Conditions, please contact us at:
Email: contact@smeltfish.com
Who we are
SmeltFish We operates smeltfish]. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains how we handle information when you:
Purchase products (if applicable)
Read articles across our 7 categories
Subscribe to newsletters
Comment on posts
Participate in giveaways/contests
Comments
Suggested text: 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 here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
Suggested text: 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
Suggested text: 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 will last for one year.
If 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.
Embedded content from other websites
Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has 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 with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: 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.
For users that 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.
What rights you have over your data
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.