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Comments

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

An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Upon approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please refrain from including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year, eliminating the need to fill in your details again when leaving another comment.

Upon visiting our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When logging in, multiple cookies are set to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. Opting for “Remember Me” will persist your login for two weeks. Logging out of your account removes the login cookies.

Editing or publishing an article generates an additional cookie in your browser, containing no personal data and simply indicating the post ID of the edited article. This cookie expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) that behaves similarly to if the visitor has visited the other website directly.

These websites may collect data, utilize cookies, embed additional 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.

Data Sharing

If a password reset is requested, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for automated approval of follow-up comments, bypassing moderation queues.

For registered users, personal information provided in their user profile is stored indefinitely. All users can access, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for the username, which cannot be changed. Website administrators also have access to and can edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. Additionally, you can request the deletion of any personal data we hold about you, excluding data we are obligated to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Data Transmission

Visitor comments may undergo automated spam detection.