Welcome to our Privacy Policy. Here’s a list of the personal data we collect and why
Privacy Policy: Comments
If you leave a comment, your data is collected and and displayed in the comments form. Your IP address and browser user agent string (to aid spam detection) will also be stored.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to Gravatar. You can read their privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Finally, on approval, your comment and profile picture will be visible to the public.
Privacy Policy: Media
If you upload an image, please avoid uploading ones with any embedded location data, e.g. EXIF GPS. Other visitors will be able to download and extract this location data.
Privacy Policy: Contact Forms
Any information you share via a contact form remains confidential, unless it breaches a law or breaks a rule stated within this privacy policy.
Privacy Policy: Cookies
If you leave a comment, you have the option to ‘opt-in’ and save your name, email address and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, and will allow you to leave more comments in the future without filling in your details again. These cookies last for one year.
When you visit my login page, a temporary cookie is set to see if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains zero personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in to your account, we save your login information and screen display choices for two days. Whereas screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login details will remain for two weeks. But if you log out, these login cookies are removed instantly.
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data; it simply indicates the post ID of your article and expires after 1 day.
Privacy Policy: Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). This content behaves in the same way as if you visited that website. As such, they may collect your data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, or monitor your interaction with their content.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
We’ll never share your data with a third party.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its meta data are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
If you register on this website, the personal information in your user profile will also be stored. You can see, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (but cannot change your username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request an exported file of any personal data held about you. You can also request personal data to be erased. Please note, this does not include the data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked via an automated spam detection service.