Who we are:
- Keep it simple. You can remove the suggested text as most users won’t need your website address displayed here.
Comments:
- When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, including the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it and display your profile picture.
- For your convenience, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This way, you won’t need to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
Media:
- We recommend avoiding uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) to protect your privacy.
Cookies:
- We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. These include temporary cookies to check browser compatibility and session cookies to remember your login details (lasting for two days) and screen preferences (lasting for a year). You can choose to ‘Remember Me’ when logging in, which will extend your login for two weeks. Editing or publishing an article creates a temporary cookie related to that specific action. We also use cookies to analyze visitor behavior through anonymized data.
Embedded content from other websites:
- Articles on this site may contain embedded content. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the content. This is similar to how they would if you visited their website directly.
Who we share your data with:
- We share your IP address with the email service used for password reset requests.
How long we retain your data:
- We retain comments and their metadata indefinitely to recognize and automatically approve follow-up comments. Registered users can access, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also access and edit user information.
What rights you have over your data:
- You can request a file of your personal data or ask us to delete it (excluding data for legal or security purposes.
Where we send your data:
- Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.