Privacy Policy

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data provided in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information is used to help detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string (or hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to determine if you use it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Data Retention

If you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments without placing them in a moderation queue.

For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators also have access to edit this information.

Data Sharing

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

Your Rights

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you’ve provided. You may also request the deletion of this data. Please note that this excludes data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Data Processing

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

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, so you won’t need to re-enter your details when posting another comment. These cookies will remain for one year.

When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, several cookies are set to save your login information and display preferences:
– Login cookies last for two days.
– Screen option cookies last for one year.
– If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
– Logging out will remove login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply records the post ID of the article edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as it would if you visited the originating site directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, and monitor your interaction with their content—particularly if you are logged into an account on their platform.