Comments
Comments left on the site are collected and any information that is in the comment form upon submission should be considered collected and kept.Additionally, by visiting this site the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string may be kept in order to help spam detection.
Media
If images are uploaded to the website then please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If a comment is left on the site there may be an opt-in to saving a name, an email address and the website in cookies. These are a convenience so that the required information does not need to be filled in again when another comment is left. These cookies will last for one year.
Upon a visit to the login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if the browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded upon browser close.
Upon log in, several cookies will be set to save login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If “Remember Me” is selected, the login will persist for two weeks. Upon logging out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Upon editing or publishing an article, an additional cookie will be saved in the browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article that was edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor interactions with that embedded content, including tracking interactions with the embedded content.
Data Sharing
Upon request for a password reset, the user IP address will be included in the reset email. However, IP address are not shared with a third-party.
Data Retention
Upon leaving a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Data Rights
A request may be made to receive an exported file of the personal data held about the user’s account, including any data provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data that had been kept. This does not include any data that is kept for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Third-party Data Access
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.