What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also 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 to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

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 is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a 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 includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

Who we share your data with

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

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

Your contact information

Additional information

How we protect your data

What data breach procedures we have in place

What third parties we receive data from

What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

Privacy Policy:

  1. Introduction: This section should introduce your privacy policy and explain why you collect personal information from your customers.

  2. Information Collected: This section should list the types of personal information you collect from your customers, such as name, email address, and shipping address.

  3. Use of Information: This section should explain how you use the personal information you collect from your customers, such as to process orders, send promotional emails, and improve your website.

  4. Sharing of Information: This section should explain whether you share personal information with third parties, such as payment processors or shipping companies, and if so, how you protect that information.

  5. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies: This section should explain whether you use cookies or other tracking technologies to collect information about your customers’ browsing behavior, and how you use that information.

  6. Security: This section should explain how you protect the personal information you collect from your customers, such as through encryption and secure servers.

  7. Third-Party Links: This section should explain that your website may contain links to third-party websites, and that you are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites.

  8. Changes to Privacy Policy: This section should explain that you may update your privacy policy from time to time, and that customers will be notified of any material changes.

Terms and Conditions:

  1. Introduction: This section should introduce your terms and conditions and explain the terms of use for your website.

  2. Acceptance of Terms: This section should explain that by using your website, customers agree to be bound by your terms and conditions.

  3. Intellectual Property: This section should explain that all content on your website, including text, images, and logos, is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

  4. Prohibited Uses: This section should list the activities that are prohibited on your website, such as spamming, hacking, or using the website for illegal purposes.

  5. Limitation of Liability: This section should limit your liability for any damages that may arise from the use of your website, such as lost profits or data breaches.

  6. Indemnification: This section should require customers to indemnify you for any damages or losses that may arise from their use of your website.

  7. Governing Law: This section should specify the governing law that applies to your terms and conditions.

  8. Changes to Terms and Conditions: This section should explain that you may update your terms and conditions from time to time, and that customers will be notified of any material changes.