Privacy Policy

Who we are

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the information entered in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help prevent spam.

An anonymized hash of your email address may be shared with Gravatar to check if you are using their service. You can view Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once your comment is approved, your profile image may be visible publicly next to your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
Visitors may be able to download and extract location information from publicly shared images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don’t need to re-enter your information the next time you comment. These cookies will remain active for one year.

When you visit our login page, we temporarily set a cookie to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not store any personal data and is deleted as soon as you close your browser.

When you log in, we create cookies to store your login details and display preferences.

  • Login cookies last for 2 days.

  • Display preference cookies last for 1 year.
    If you select “Remember Me,” your login will stay active for 2 weeks. Logging out will remove these cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal information and simply records the ID of the post you edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Some articles on our website may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or external articles).
Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if you were visiting those websites directly.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content — including tracking your activity if you have an account and are logged in to their platform.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email as part of our security measures.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve future comments, rather than placing them in a moderation queue.

For visitors who create an account on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (with the exception of changing their username).
Website administrators also have access to view and manage this information when necessary.

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.