Privacy Policy
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form. We also collect the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
We may provide an anonymized string created from your email address (called a hash) to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. You can find the Gravatar service privacy policy here. After approving your comment, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media Privacy Policy
When uploading images to our website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images posted on the website.
Cookies Privacy Policy
When you leave a comment on our site, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. This prevents you from having to fill in your details again for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
Visiting our login page will trigger a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login details and screen display preferences. Login cookies remain for two days, while screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie stores the post ID of the article you edited and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may feature embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited that website directly.
These websites may collect your data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. This tracking may include interactions if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
When you request a password reset, we include your IP address in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, we retain the comment and its metadata indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.
For users who register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Where We Send Your Data
We may check visitor comments through an automated spam detection service.