Comments
Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data displayed in the comment form as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.
An anonymized string (also called a hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment has been approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible in the context of your comment.
Media
Suggested text: 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
Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our website, you can consent to your name, email address and website being stored in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to re-enter your details when you leave another comment. These cookies last for one year.
When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we also set up several cookies to store your login information and your screen display options. Login cookies are valid for two days and cookies for screen options are valid for one year. If you select “Keep me signed in”, your login will last for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie does not contain any personal data and only indicates the post ID of the article you have just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Suggested text: Articles on this website may contain embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had 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, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we keep your data
Suggested text: When you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal data they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit or delete their personal information at any time (except that they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
What rights you have over your data
Suggested text: If you have an account on this website or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data that we are required to keep for administrative, legal or security reasons.
Where your data will be sent
Suggested text: Visitor comments can be checked by an automated spam detection service.