Who we are

Data Collection and Usage

Comments

We collect data shown in the comments form, the commenter’s IP address, and browser user agent to assist spam detection. An anonymized string from your email (hash) may be sent to Gravatar to check for a profile. After comment approval, your profile picture is public.

Media

Contact forms & Cookies

• • Comments: Opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
  • Login Page: We set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies, which is discarded upon closing your browser.
  • Logins: Cookies save your login info and screen choices for two days to a year, extending to two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected. Logging out removes these cookies.
  • Editing/Publishing: A cookie indicating the post ID of your edited article is saved for one day.

Embedded Content

Content from other sites (videos, images, articles) behaves as if visiting those sites directly. This might include data collection, cookies, and third-party tracking.

Analytics

Data Sharing

Reset request: Your IP address may be included in the reset email.

Data Retention

Comments: Retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-ups without moderation hold.

Registered Users: Personal data from user profiles is stored indefinitely. Users can edit or delete their information at any time, except usernames.

User rights

Data Access/Deletion: Users can request an exported file of their data or deletion, excluding data held for legal, administrative, or security needs.

Data management

Spam detection: Comments may be checked through automated services.