Our website collects information about our visitors in various ways. By visiting our site, you agree to our collection and use of your personal data as outlined in this privacy policy. If you do not agree with the terms outlined below, please refrain from using our website.

 

We use the following cookie-based software on our website:

 

 

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection. An anonymized string created from the visitor’s email address may be provided to a third-party service to check if the visitor is using it. This service’s privacy policy can be found at the provided link. After approval of the comment, the visitor’s profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of the comment.

 

If a visitor uploads images to the website, they should refrain from uploading images with embedded location data included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

 

If a visitor leaves a comment on our site, they may opt-in to saving their name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies will last for one year. When a visitor visits our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if their browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when the visitor closes their browser.

 

When a visitor logs in, we will also set up several cookies to save their login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If the visitor selects “Remember Me,” their login will persist for two weeks. If the visitor logs out of their account, the login cookies will be removed.

 

If a visitor edits or publishes an article, an additional cookie will be saved in their browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article they just edited. It expires after 1 day.

 

Articles on our site may include embedded content from other websites. These websites may collect data about the visitor, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor the visitor’s interaction with the embedded content.

 

If a visitor requests a password reset, their IP address will be included in the reset email.

If a visitor leaves 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, 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.

 

If a visitor has an account on our site or has left comments, they can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about them, including any data they have provided us. Visitors can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about them. This does not include any data we are obligated to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.