Who we are
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (also called a hash) may be created from your email address and provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here:
https://automattic.com/privacy/
Media
If you are a registered user and upload images to this website, you should avoid uploading images that contain embedded EXIF GPS location data. Visitors to the site may download such images and extract any location information stored within them.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our website, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you have an account and log in to this website, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, several cookies will be set to store your login information and display preferences. Login cookies expire after two days, and display preference cookies expire after one year. If you select “Remember me,” your login will persist for two weeks. When you log out of your account, these cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. This cookie expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, posts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking services, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content – including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
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 retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.
For users who register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profiles.
All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username).
Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this website or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you — including any data you have provided to us.
You can also request the deletion of any personal data we hold about you.
This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam-detection service.