When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor's IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After 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, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookie
When you leave a comment on the site, you may opt-in to have your name, email address, and site stored in a cookie. This is for your convenience and saves you from having to re-enter your details when leaving other comments. This cookie is retained for one year.
When you visit the login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser can accept cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we also set some cookies to retain your login and display information. The login cookie is retained for two days and the screen display options cookie is retained for one year. If you select "Keep me logged in," your login information is retained for two weeks. When you log out, the login cookie is erased.
If you edit or publish a post, a further cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie does not contain any personal data, it simply identifies the modified submission and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Posts on this site will contain embedded content (videos, images, posts, etc.). Embedded content from other sites behaves exactly the same way as if a visitor had visited that site.
These sites may collect your data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with embedded content. This includes tracking your interactions with embedded content if you are logged in to that site using your account.
Where to share your data
When you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Duration of data storage
When you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so that follow-up comments can be automatically recognized and approved, instead of keeping them in the moderation queue.
If a user registers with this site, we will store the personal information they provide on their user profile page. All users can view, edit, and delete their personal information (but not change their user name). Site administrators can also view and edit such information.
Your rights to your data
If you have an account on this site or have ever left a comment on the site, you can make a request to receive the personal data we hold about you (including all data you have provided) as an export file. You may also make a request to have your personal data erased. This does not include data that we are obligated to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data will be sent
Comments by visitors may be checked through an automated spam detection service.