Privacy Policy

Comments

When visitors post comments on our website, we collect the information displayed in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent, to help with spam prevention.

To check if you are using the Gravatar service, an anonymized string (or hash) created from your email address may be shared with Gravatar. You can find the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, avoid including embedded location data (such as EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract this data from uploaded images.

Cookies

When leaving a comment on our site, you can choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, so you don’t need to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies are stored for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal information and is deleted when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, several cookies will be set up to save your login credentials and screen preferences. Login cookies are stored for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be added to your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only notes the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content

Articles on our site may feature embedded content, such as videos or images, from other websites. Interacting with this content is the same as visiting the original website. These third-party websites may collect your data, use cookies, integrate additional tracking tools, and monitor your interactions, particularly if you are logged in to their platforms.

Data Sharing

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

Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically, bypassing moderation queues.

For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time, except for their username. Administrators of the website can also access and modify this information.

Your Rights

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can request an exported file containing the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase your data. However, this does not include data we are required to retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

Data Transfers

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