Comments

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 spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here:

Privacy Policy

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract location data from images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

• A temporary cookie checks browser cookie support on the login page.
• Login cookies last two days; screen option cookies last one year.
• Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks.
• Post-edit cookies store only the post ID and expire after one day.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the external website.

These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content.

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

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to help recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

Registered users (if any) can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

You may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you or request erasure of your data, excluding information required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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