Privacy Policy

Comments

When visitors leave comments on this site, the data displayed in the comment form, along with the IP address and browser user-agent string, are collected to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a “hash”) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using the service. The privacy policy for this service is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After the comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside the comment.

Media

When uploading images to the site, you should avoid uploading images that contain location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download images and extract location data from them.

When leaving a comment on the site, you may opt to have your name, email address, and website saved in cookies. This is for your convenience, so that you do not have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies are retained for one year.

When visiting the login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded once you close your browser.

When logging in, additional cookies are set to retain login information and screen display options. The login cookie is kept for two days, while the screen display options cookie is kept for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login information will be retained for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookie.

If you edit or publish a post, additional cookies will be stored in your browser. These cookies contain no personal data, only indicating the ID of the post that was modified. These cookies expire after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Sites

Posts on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, posts, etc.). Embedded content from other sites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited that site.

These external sites may collect your data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with embedded content, including tracking interactions if you are logged into their site.

Sharing Your Data

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

Data Retention Period

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is done to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments, rather than keeping them in the moderation queue.

If you are a registered user of this site, the personal information provided on your user profile page will be retained. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information (except for their username). Site administrators can also view and edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an export file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You may also request the deletion of your personal data. However, data retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes will not be included.

Data Transfer

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