Comments
If a visitor leaves a comment on the website, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent data to identify spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a “hash”) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media Files
If you are a registered user and upload photos to the site, you may want to avoid uploading images with EXIF metadata, as they can contain GPS location data. Visitors can extract this information by downloading images from the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies are stored for one year.
If you have an account on the site and you log in, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal information and is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in to your account, we also set several cookies with login data and screen settings. Login cookies are stored for two days, and screen setting cookies for a year. If you choose the “Remember Me” option, your login information will be retained for two weeks. When you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
When editing or publishing an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not contain personal data and only includes the ID of the edited post.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Such content behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited another website.
These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that site.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the password reset email.
How Long We Store Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our site, we store the personal information they provide in their profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their information from their profile at any time (except they cannot change their username). The website administration can also see and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or if you have left comments, you can request an export file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request the deletion of these data. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where We Send Your Data
User comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.