The website collects both the user-generated site comments data along with IP address and browser user agent information to detect spam.
A confidential representation of your email address known as hash is sent to the Gravatar service to verify your identity. The Gravatar service privacy policy exists at https://automattic.com/privacy/. The public can view your profile picture following approval of your comment in its proper context.
Media
The website security and your privacy require that you do not upload photos which have EXIF GPS data embedded because visitors can get access to this data. Downloading images from this site allows users to retrieve embedded data that may disclose valuable location information.
Cookies
If You Leave a comment Our site allows users to choose whether they want their name and email address with website along with their comments stored in cookies. The saved data exists for your convenience to prevent repeating the need for inputting details when commenting again. The cookies survive for twelve months.
Visits to our login page will establish a temporary cookie to check if your browser supports cookies without storing personal information. The cookie automatically expires when you shut down your browser since it lacks any personal information.
After your login we will establish multiple cookies which contain your login information together with your screen display choices. The login cookies survive for a two-day period and screen options cookies stay active for one year. Your login information will stay active during two weeks as a result of checking the "Remember Me" box. The login cookies will automatically disappear when you choose to log out of your account.
Your browser will receive an extra cookie upon article editing or publishing. The browser cookie maintains an anonymous record of the post ID you recently edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
The website contains material articles that include integrated media elements which could include videos images and additional content features. The visitor's experience with external website content remains consistent with directly visiting that site.
These websites track your information while doing so and employ cookies to collect data that permits them to track your embedded content activities both with and without an account.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the Comments together with their metadata will be saved permanently by the platform after your submission. The automatic approval of follow-up comments will save us from storing them in moderation queues because of this feature.
User registration on our website leads to personal information storage for registered users in their profile environment. Users can both view and modify or remove their personal information through any time access (without the ability to modify their username). Website administrators possess the ability to view along with modification access to that information.
What rights you have over your data
Account holders at this site can ask for exported files containing their personal data which includes all information they provided to us. You have the right to ask us for a complete file containing all your personal information as well as to ask us to completely remove your information from our system. We keep data only for administrative, legal and security purposes aside from what we need to maintain.
Where your data is sent
A spam detection service automatically screens all posted visitor comments.