Comments
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 with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with 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 opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. those cookie will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to confirm that your browser accepts cookies; this cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we also set multiple cookies to store your login information and screen display options. Login cookies are retained for two days and screen display options cookies are retained for one year. If you select Remember Me, your login status is retained for a fortnight. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, we will save an additional cookie in your browser, which contains no personal data but only the ID of the article you have just edited, and which will be retained for one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may contain embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). The behaviour of embedded content from other sites is no different from if you visit those other sites directly.
These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking programs, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content, including tracking your interactions with the embedded content if you have an account with and are logged in to these sites.
Who We Share Your Information With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the password reset email.
How Long We Keep Your Information
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata will be stored indefinitely. We do this so that we can recognise and automatically approve any subsequent comments without having to add them to a pending queue.
For registered users of the Site, we also store the personal information that users provide in their profiles. All users can view, edit or delete their personal information at any time (except that they cannot change their user name), and site administrators can also view and edit that information.
What rights do you have to your information?
If you have an account on this site, or have ever left a comment, you can ask us to provide you with an exported file of the personal data we have about you, which includes all the data you have provided to us. You can also ask us to erase all personal data about you. This does not include data that we must retain for administrative, regulatory or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Guest comments may be checked by an automated spam comment monitoring service.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your data when you interact with our website.
**Information We Collect**
We may collect various types of information from you, including but not limited to:
– **Personal Data**: Information you provide directly, such as your name, email address, phone number, and other contact details.
– **Usage Data**: Information collected automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages you visit, time spent on those pages, and other analytical data.
– **Cookies and Tracking Technologies**: We use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing behavior and preferences.
**How We Use Your Information**
We reserve the right to use the information collected for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to:
– **Providing and Improving Services**: To operate, maintain, and enhance our website and services.
– **Personalization**: To customize your experience based on your preferences and behavior.
– **Communication**: To contact you with newsletters, promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you.
– **Analytics and Research**: To analyze how our website is used and to conduct research to improve our services.
– **Legal Compliance**: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal requests.
**Sharing Your Information**
We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:
– **Service Providers**: We may share data with third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, or marketing.
– **Business Transfers**: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction.
– **Legal Requirements**: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
– **With Your Consent**: We may share your information with third parties when we have your consent to do so.
**Cookies and Tracking**
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track your activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies help us understand your preferences and improve your user experience. You may choose to set your browser to refuse cookies, but some parts of our site may not function properly as a result.
**Data Retention**
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. We may retain your data indefinitely for archival, research, and analytical purposes.
**Your Rights**
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
– **Access and Correction**: You may request access to the personal data we hold about you and request corrections if necessary.
– **Deletion**: You may request the deletion of your personal data, subject to our need to retain certain data for legal or operational purposes.
– **Opt-Out**: You may opt out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in those communications.
– **Data Portability**: You may request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
**Security**
We take reasonable measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, we cannot guarantee absolute security, and you acknowledge and accept this risk.
**International Data Transfers**
Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. By using our website, you consent to such transfers.
**Changes to This Policy**
We reserve the right to update or change this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting to this page, and we encourage you to review this policy regularly.