Privacy Policy

Who we are

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Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help prevent spam.

If you use the Gravatar service, an anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be shared with Gravatar to see if you have an existing profile. You can view their privacy policy here: Gravatar Privacy Policy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to our site can download and extract location data from images if they are available.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you can opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, so you do not have to re-enter your details when leaving future comments. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and will be discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, several cookies will be set to save your login information and screen display preferences. 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. Logging out of your account will remove these login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not contain personal data; it only indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on our site may include embedded content such as videos, images, and other articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the respective website. These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, especially if you have an account and are logged in on that site.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically approve any follow-up comments without holding them for moderation.

For registered users, we store personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for the username. Website administrators can also see and modify that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold, including any data you’ve provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.