Privacy Policy
| We gather the data from the comments form as well as the visitors’ IP address and browser user agent (UA) string when they post comments on the website to help us filter out spam. We may provide an anonymous string created from your email address (also called a hash) to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approving your comment, your profile picture will be visible to the public when you comment. Media Guidelines: You should avoid posting any pictures that have embedded location information (EXIF GPS) to the website. The pictures on the website can be downloaded and used to extract location data. Cookies: You have the choice to opt-in to having your name, email address, and website saved in cookies if you post a comment on our website. This is for your convenience, so you don’t have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year. If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set several cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies will be active for two days, while screen display preferences cookies will last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will last for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, a new cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not contain any personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you have just edited or published. It expires after one day. Embedded Content from Other Websites: The articles on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, articles, etc. Embedded content from other websites operates in the exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect information about you, use cookies, and include additional third-party tracking to monitor your interaction with the embedded content. This includes tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to this website. We share your data: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the password reset email. How long do we keep your data? If you leave a comment, it will be saved along with any related metadata indefinitely. This allows us to recognise and approve any follow-up comments without having to hold them in a moderation queue. For registered users on our website (if there are any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. With the exception of their username, all users can view, edit, and remove their personal information whenever they choose. Administrators of the website can view and change this data as well. What are your rights regarding your data? If you have an account on this website or have left comments, you have the right to request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You may also ask us to delete any personal data we may have about you. This does not include any data that we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. Where is your personal data sent? Comments left by visitors can be reviewed using an automated spam detection service. |