Comments
When visitors leave comments on our website, we may collect the information provided in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam. If you provide an email address, it may be anonymized and used with services like Gravatar to display your profile picture. After your comment is approved, your name and profile picture may appear publicly next to your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors to the site may be able to view and extract that information. We are not responsible for any data shared inadvertently through uploaded media.
Cookies
We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. For example:
If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience; these cookies last for one year.
If you log in, temporary cookies help verify your browser supports cookies. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks.
Logging out removes your login cookies.
If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie stores the post ID of the content you edited; it expires after one day.
These cookies do not contain sensitive personal information and are used solely to improve site functionality.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on our website may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from other sites. Interacting with embedded content behaves the same as visiting the original website. These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, track interactions, and monitor your activity. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.
How long we retain your data
Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely so that we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For registered users (if any), we store the personal information in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for usernames). Website administrators can also view and manage this information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported copy of all personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase your personal data. This does not include information we are legally or administratively required to retain.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services. Other data may be transmitted to our service providers to support website functionality or security. We take appropriate measures to protect your information during transmission.