Last Updated: 12 November 2024
Welcome to my blog (“we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website.
1. Information We Collect
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 called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
- Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
- Login Cookies: If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” will keep you logged in for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.
- Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if you visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect to:
- Improve and personalize your experience on our site.
- Respond to comments or inquiries.
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends to enhance website performance.
- Assist in spam detection and security purposes.
3. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not share your personal data with third parties, except:
- Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Spam Detection Services: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
4. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
- Registered Users: For users that register on our website (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
5. 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. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
6. Security of Your Information
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.