Privacy Policy
Effective date: November 8, 2026
Information around an editorial visit
The operator of Human Centred Technology Guide processes information needed to display its technology articles, secure the publication and deal with messages about its coverage. Reading about a biometric system does not involve submitting a face image or having an emotion inferred by this website.
Hosting infrastructure may log an internet address, browser characteristics, a request timestamp, the requested page and a delivery error. Maintaining reliable access and investigating misuse are the legitimate interests served by those operational records.
Cookies, settings and consent
Necessary technical storage can support security and administrative sessions, while audience analytics, advertising and affiliate tracking have not been enabled in the publication. If the site ever adds them, readers must receive the relevant information and any required consent controls before those optional uses occur.
Browser settings can remove stored cookies or prevent future storage, with possible consequences for functions that require it. The operator follows applicable requirements for opt-out signals and supports browser privacy choices where the relevant functionality permits.
Consent to an optional feature can be withdrawn at any time through the controls described on the Cookie Policy page linked in the footer or by contacting the operator. Withdrawing that choice stops future consent-based use without invalidating processing that was already lawful.
Messages and any future signup
A reader who sends a correction supplies an email address and whatever name, explanation or attachments they choose to include. Investigating the technical point and maintaining correspondence about it are legitimate interests that support use of that material.
Please keep passwords, authentication codes, private source code and personal datasets out of editorial messages. The website offers neither a public submission form nor a newsletter signup; a later feature of that kind would state its purpose, collection basis and available choices when requesting information.
Infrastructure and separate destinations
Hosting, email and protective services may handle information to perform their work for the publication. A reference to a software project, research repository or vendor does not place that external service under the operator’s control or extend this policy to its activities.
External media embeds are not intentionally enabled in the pages; introducing one would require disclosure of its information flows and any necessary consent mechanism. When a provider processes information in another jurisdiction, the operator must use the transfer arrangements required by the applicable privacy rules.
Retention and security
Technical logs are retained for the operational and security purposes that justify them, and editorial exchanges are kept while needed to resolve the matter and meet applicable obligations. The operator removes information, or makes it non-identifying, when the relevant need has ended and retention is no longer required.
Access controls and technical safeguards are intended to limit exposure of correspondence and administrative systems. Those precautions cannot guarantee that every technology used to operate a website will remain free from vulnerabilities or unauthorised access.
Exercising rights
Depending on the applicable rules, a reader can ask to access, correct, erase or receive personal information, restrict its handling or object to a use. Send such a request to [email protected], explaining which interaction it concerns; proportionate verification may be needed before information is disclosed.
Readers also have the right to complain to a local data protection authority in the EU, EEA or UK, or the OAIC in Australia. Raising a concern with the publication is one available route and does not replace access to the appropriate regulator.
Children and updates
The technology and startup material on smile-ml.com is intended for general readers rather than children below thirteen. The operator does not intentionally collect a child’s personal details; a parent or guardian can identify a child’s message using the contact address and request deletion.
If the publication’s features or information practices change, this notice will be revised with a new effective date to make the update visible.