1 Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.

2 Media

If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract this data from images on the website.

3 Cookies

Cookies may store your name, email, and website for convenience when leaving comments. These cookies last for one year.

Temporary cookies verify browser acceptance. Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last one year, and “Remember Me” extends login for two weeks.

Editing or publishing an article sets a cookie storing the post ID, which expires after one day.

4 Embedded Content

Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those sites directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, and track interaction.

5 Data Sharing

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

6 Data Retention

Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely. Registered users may view, edit, or delete personal data at any time (except usernames).

7 Your Rights

You may request an exported file of your personal data or request erasure, excluding data retained for legal or security purposes.

8 Where Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.