Personal Data We Collect and Why

 

Comments
We collect data from the comments form, including the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent for spam detection. An anonymized string from your email may be sent to Gravatar to check for your profile picture.

Media
Avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can extract this information.

Contact Forms
If you comment, you can opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. Cookies last one year. Temporary cookies are set to check if your browser accepts cookies. Login cookies last for two days, while “Remember Me” extends it to two weeks. Editing or publishing an article saves a cookie that expires after one day.

Embedded Content
Articles may include embedded content from other sites, which can collect data and track your interaction as if you visited their site directly.

Data Retention
Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic approval of follow-ups. Registered users can view, edit, or delete their profile data.

Your Rights
You can request an exported file of your personal data or ask for it to be erased, excluding data we must retain for legal purposes.

Data Sharing
Visitor comments may be checked by an automated spam detection service.