Comments

When you leave a comment on our site, the data entered in the comment form, along with your IP address and your browser’s user agent, are collected to help us detect unwanted comments.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible next to your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the site, we recommend avoiding images that contain EXIF GPS location data. Visitors to your site can download and extract location data from these images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you will be given the option to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, so you do not have to enter this information again when leaving another comment later. These cookies expire after one year.

If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will set up several cookies to store your login information and screen preferences. A login cookie lasts for two days, while a screen preference cookie lasts for one year. If you select “Remember me,” your login cookie will be kept for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookie will be removed.

When you edit or publish a post, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data; it simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Sites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other sites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other site directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content, including tracking your interactions if you have an account and are logged in to their website.

Use and Transmission of Your Personal Data

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

Data Retention Periods

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.

For users who register on our site (if any), we also store the personal information provided in their profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments on the site, you can request a file containing all the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request the deletion of your personal data. This does not include data stored for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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