When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public.
If you upload images, avoid images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as visitors can download and extract this information.
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Login cookies last for two days, screen options cookies last for a year, and if you select "Remember Me", your login persists for two weeks.
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) that behave as if the visitor has visited the external website.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely. Registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal data (except their username).
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or request data deletion (excluding data kept for legal/security purposes).
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.