Privacy Policy

When visitors submit comments on this website, we collect the data provided in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information is collected for the purpose of spam detection and security monitoring.

An anonymized string (commonly referred to as a hash) derived from your email address may be transmitted to the Gravatar service to verify whether you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Following approval of your comment, your profile image (if applicable) will be publicly displayed in association with your comment.

Media

If you upload images to this website, you should refrain from uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may download and extract any location information present in such images.

Cookies

If you choose to leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are provided for your convenience, allowing you to avoid re-entering your details for subsequent comments. These cookies will remain active for one (1) year.

When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, several cookies will be created to store your login credentials and display preferences. Login cookies are retained for two (2) days, while display preference cookies remain active for one (1) year. If the “Remember Me” option is selected, your login information will persist for two (2) weeks. Logging out of your account will remove these cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and merely identifies the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one (1) day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this website may contain embedded content (for example, videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from external websites behaves in the same manner as if you had visited the respective external website directly.

These websites may collect information about you, use cookies, incorporate additional third-party tracking mechanisms, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your activity if you have an account and are logged in to the external website.

Data Sharing

If you initiate a password reset request, your IP address will be included in the password reset email for security verification purposes.

Data Retention

Comments and their associated metadata are retained indefinitely. This practice enables us to recognize and automatically approve any subsequent comments rather than holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. All registered users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (with the exception of their username, which cannot be altered). Website administrators may also access and modify this information as necessary to maintain the integrity of the site.

Your Data Rights

If you maintain an account on this website or have previously left comments, you may request an exported file containing the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have supplied to us. You may also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you.

Please note that this does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Data Transmission

Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service.