Privacy Policy

Comments:

  • When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection purposes.
  • An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you have a profile picture associated with it. The privacy policy of the Gravatar service can be found at the provided link.
  • Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public in relation to your comment.

Media:

If you upload images to the website, please ensure that they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as visitors can extract and download this information.

Cookies:

  • If you leave a comment on our site, you have the option to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year, so you don’t have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment.
  • If you have an account and log in, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
  • When logging in, several cookies will be set to store your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.
  • When editing or publishing an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not include personal data and only indicates the post ID of the edited article. It expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites:

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from other websites.

Embedded content behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data, use cookies, employ third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data:

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for the username. Website administrators also have access to this information.

Rights over your data:

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request the erasure of your personal data, except for data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data:

  • Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

How we protect your data:

  • We take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. We use encryption and follow PCI-DSS requirements and industry standards.

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements:

  • We may disclose your personal information if required by law or if you violate our Terms of Service.

Third-party data:

  • We may receive data from third-party providers who collect and process information necessary to provide their services to us. We recommend reading their privacy policies to understand how they handle your personal information.

Links and redirected sites:

Clicking on links may redirect you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

Google Analytics:

Our store uses Google Analytics to learn about visitor demographics and page views on our site.

Age of consent:

By using our site, you confirm that you are of legal age or have given consent for any minor dependents to use the site.

Changes to this Privacy Policy:

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting. Material changes will be notified, and you will be informed about the information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

Question and contact information:

For access, correction, amendment, deletion of personal information, complaints, or more information, please contact us