Who We Are

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

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 privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact Forms

When you use our contact forms, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, and any other details you choose to share. This data is used solely to respond to your inquiries, provide support, and improve our services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and will not share your information with third parties without your consent, except as required by law. Your data is stored securely and accessed only by authorized personnel.

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. 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. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. 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.

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 just edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has 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.

Analytics

Our website uses analytics tools to help us understand how visitors interact with our site. These tools collect data such as your IP address, browser type, referring pages, and the pages you visit on our site. This information helps us improve our website’s functionality and content, providing a better experience for our users. All data collected through analytics is anonymized and aggregated, ensuring that it cannot be used to identify individual users. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and will not share analytics data with third parties except as required by law.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address 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 comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their 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 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 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 We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your Contact Information

For any privacy-specific concerns, please contact us through our contact form available on our website.

Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data

We implement various security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information.

What Data Breach Procedures We Have in Place

In the event of a data breach, we will notify users within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach, following the procedures required by law.

What Third Parties We Receive Data From

We do not receive personal data from third parties without your consent.

What Automated Decision Making and/or Profiling We Do with User Data

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling with user data.

Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements

We comply with all industry regulatory disclosure requirements regarding the protection of your data.