Who We Are
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Comments
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An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The privacy policy of the Gravatar service is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly displayed alongside your comment.
Media
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Cookies
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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 will be discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set several cookies to save your login information and your screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen display option cookies last for one 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 contains no personal data and only records the ID of the article you just edited. This cookie will last for one day.
Embedded Content from Other Sites
Recommended text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other sites behaves in the same way as if you had visited those other sites directly.
These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content, including tracking your interactions with the embedded content when you have an account with those sites and are logged into them.
Who We Share Your Information With
Recommended text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the password reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Information
Recommended text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata will be retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and automatically approve any follow-up comments without needing to hold them in a moderation queue.
For registered users of the site, we also store the personal information provided in the user’s profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for changing their username). Site administrators can also view and edit this information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
Recommended text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including all data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase all personal data about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Recommended text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.