Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data displayed in the comment form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid spam detection.

An anonymous string created from your email address (also called a hash) can be provided to the gravatar service to see if you are using it. The privacy policy for the Gravatar service is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture will be 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). Website visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save 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.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

When you log in, several cookies will be set to store your login information and screen display options. The login cookies will remain for two days and the display options cookies will be stored for one year. If you select “Remember me” on your login, these will be saved for two weeks. If you log out of your account, access cookies will be deleted.

If you edit or publish an article an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not include personal data and simply indicates the ID of the article you have just edited. It expires after 1 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 exactly the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website.

These sites 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 into that site.

With whom we share your information

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we keep your information

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so that we can automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments rather than keeping them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website (if any), all of their personal information data they provide will be stored. Any user can view, edit or delete their personal information whenever they wish (with the exception of the username which cannot be edited). Website administrators can also view and edit such information.

What rights do you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you may request the export of a file containing your collected personal data, including any other data you have provided to us. You may also request deletion of any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data that we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be validated by an automated spam detection service.