Privacy Policy

Who are we?

Suggested text: When you leave a comment on our site, the data entered in the comment form, as well as your IP address and browser 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 verify your use of the service. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment has been validated, your profile picture will be publicly visible next to your comment.

Media

Suggested text: Should you upload images to the site, we suggest that you avoid uploading images that contain EXIF data of GPS coordinates. People visiting your page? may download and extract location data from these images.

Cookies

Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site, you will be offered the option of saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is only for your convenience so that you do not have to enter this information on your next visit. These cookies expire after one year.

On the login page, a temporary cookie will be created to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It does not collect any personal information and will be deleted automatically when you close your browser.

When you log in, a number of cookies will store your login information and screen preferences. A login cookie lasts for two days and a screen preference cookie lasts for one year. If you click “Remember me”, your login cookie will be retained for two weeks. Once you log out of your account, the login cookie will be deleted.

When editing or publishing a post, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie does not include any personal data. It simply indicates the ID of the publication you just edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded content from other sites

Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles…). Embedded content from other sites behave in the same way as if the visitor were on that other site.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, and track your interactions with such embedded content if you have an account with their website.

Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Information

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

How long we store your information

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows subsequent comments to be automatically recognized and approved instead of being left in the moderation queue.

We also store personal data contained in the profiles of accounts that register on our site. All accounts can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their user ID). Site managers can also view and edit this information.

The rights you have over your data

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

Transferring Your Personal Data

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be verified? using an automated spam detection service.