When visitors leave comments we collect the data shown in the form,
and also the visitor’s IP and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email may be provided to Gravatar to see if you are using it.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images,you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data included.
Visitors 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 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.
These cookies will last for one year.
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 several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices.
If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks.
If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles may include embedded content (images, articles, etc).
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited that website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking,
and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up.
For users that register on our site, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile.
All users can see, edit, or delete their information at any time (except they cannot change their username).
Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request a file of the data we hold about you,
including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.