Use of Collected Personal Data
Comments
When you leave a comment on our website, the data entered in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent, are collected to help us detect spam comments.
Media
If you are a registered user and upload images to the website, we recommend avoiding images that contain EXIF GPS location data. Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from these images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter these details for future comments. These cookies will expire after one year.
If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is deleted automatically when you close your browser.
When you log in, several cookies are set to store your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login cookie will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookie.
When editing or publishing content, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Sites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the other site directly.
These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to their site.
Statistics and Audience Metrics
Use and Transmission of Your Personal Data
Data Retention Periods
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to allow us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.
For registered users, we store the personal data provided in their profiles. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Site administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments on the site, you may request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided. You may also request the deletion of your personal data. This excludes data we are obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Transmission of Your Personal Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.