Privacy Policy

Personal Data collection and justification

Comments:

When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the data you provide, along with your IP address and browser details to prevent spam.
An anonymized string from your email (a hash) may be shared with third-party services like Disqus for profile verification.
Disqus’ privacy policy can be found here: https://help.disqus.com/en/articles/1717103-disqus-privacy-policy
Once approved, your comment, along with your profile picture, will be visible to other visitors.

Media:

When uploading media to our website, please ensure that it does not contain location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may access and extract any location information from images hosted on the site. We recommend reviewing your media files for privacy before uploading to ensure your data remains protected.

Cookies:

By using our website, you agree to the use of cookies to enhance your experience. If you leave a comment or log in, cookies may be used to store your preferences and login information for convenience.
These cookies help streamline interactions and can last for varying periods, depending on their function.
For instance, some cookies expire after a few days, while others may last much longer unless your clear them from your browser.
Also, If you log out, these cookies are removed.

Content embedded from other websites:

Our website may feature embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from other websites. This content behaves as if you have directly visited the external site.

These third-party websites may collect personal data, use cookies, implement additional tracking technologies, and monitor how you interact with the embedded content, especially if you’re logged into an account with the external site.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these external sites for further details on their data practices.

Do we give your information to third parties?

We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties. We only share it with trusted partners who help operate our website, provide services, or support our business, and they must maintain confidentiality.

We may disclose your information if required by law, to enforce our policies, or to protect the rights and safety of others.

Additionally, we may share non-personal visitor data with third parties for purposes such as marketing and advertising.

Analytics:

We use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to collect and share data, including your IP address, its third-party or our partners for statistical analysis and improving user experience.

Our duration of data retention

We retain comments and their metadata indefinitely to streamline the approval of follow-up interactions without moderation delays.
For registered users, we securely store the personal information provided in their profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their data anytime, except for their username, which remains fixed.
Website administrators also have access to manage this information as needed.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments are screened via an automated spam scanning service.

Granting your consent

By using this website, you automatically consent to the website’s privacy policy.

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