Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string. This helps us in detecting spam.

An anonymised string generated from your email address (known as a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. The privacy policy of the Gravatar service can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, kindly avoid uploading files that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may download and extract any such location details from the images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience, so that you won’t have to enter these details again for future comments. These cookies will remain active for one year.

When visiting our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and will be discarded once you close your browser.

After logging in, several cookies will be created to save your login credentials and display settings. Login cookies will last for two days, while screen display options cookies will last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login session will be active for two weeks. Logging out will remove these cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data; it merely records the post ID of the article edited. It will expire after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may feature embedded content (for example: videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you have directly visited those external websites.

These external sites may collect data about you, utilise cookies, embed third-party tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, particularly if you hold an account and are logged into those websites.

Who We Share Your Data With

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

How Long We Retain Your Data

When a comment is left on our site, the comment and its metadata will be retained indefinitely. This enables us to automatically recognise and approve follow-up comments without moderating them manually.

For users who register with our site (if applicable), we store the personal information shared in their user profiles. All registered users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username, which cannot be changed. Website administrators are also able to view and edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you may request to receive an exported file containing the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided to us. Additionally, you may request the deletion of your personal data that we hold. However, this does not include data that we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be analysed via automated spam detection services.