Privacy Policy
COMMENTS
When you leave a comment on our website, not only the data entered in the comment form, but also your IP address and browser user agent are collected to help us detect unwanted comments.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a “hash”) may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify your use of the service. Gravatar’s privacy policies are available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is validated, your profile picture will be publicly visible next to your comment.
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MEDIA
If you upload images to the website, we advise you to avoid uploading images that contain EXIF data containing GPS coordinates. Visitors to this website can download and extract location data from these images.
WHAT PERSONAL DATA IS STORED AND WHY?
COOKIES
If you leave a comment on our site, you will be asked to save your name, email address and website in cookies. This is only for your convenience so that you do not have to enter this information if you leave another comment later. These cookies expire after one year.
If you go to the login page, a temporary cookie will be created to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It does not contain any personal information and will be deleted automatically when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will set a number of cookies to record your login information and screen preferences. The lifetime of a login cookie is two days, and the lifetime of a screen option cookie is one year. If you check “Remember me”, your cookie will be retained for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the cookie will be deleted.
When editing or posting an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie does not include any personal information. It simply shows the ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Some forms on this site require the use of Google’s reCAPTCHA service before they can be submitted. If you consent to use Google’s reCAPTCHA service, a cookie is set to record your consent. This cookie is deleted after 30 days.
SECURITY LOGS
The IP address of visitors, the ID of logged-in users, and the username of login attempts are conditionally logged to check for malicious activity and to protect the site from certain types of attacks. Examples of conditions under which logging occurs include login attempts, logout requests, suspicious URL requests, changes to site content, and password updates. This information is retained for 60 days.
NESTED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other sites behaves in the same manner as if the visitor were on that other site.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, install third-party tracking tools, or track your interactions with such embedded content if you have an account and are logged into their website.
WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR DATA?
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
A QR code image is generated for users who have configured two-factor authentication for this site. This image is generated using an API hosted by iThemes. As part of the generation of this image, your username is sent to the API. This data is not stored. For privacy policy details, please see the iThemes privacy policy.
Some forms on this site require the use of Google’s reCAPTCHA service before they can be submitted. Use of the reCAPTCHA service is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
When performing the security check, ithemes.com will be contacted as part of a process to determine if the site supports TLS/SSL requests. No personal data is sent to ithemes.com as part of this process. Requests to ithemes.com include the URL of the site. For details of the ithemes.com privacy policy, please see the iThemes privacy policy.
This site is scanned by iThemes’ site scanner for malware and potential vulnerabilities. We do not send personal information to the scanner; however, the scanner may find personal information posted publicly (such as in comments) during the scan.
To ensure file integrity, iThemes Security extracts data from wordpress.org, ithemes.com, and amazonaws.com. No personal data is sent to these sites. Requests to wordpress.org include the version of WordPress, the locale of the site, a list of installed plugins, and a list of the version of each plugin. Queries to ithemes.com and amazonaws.com include the installed iThemes products and their versions. For details of the wordpress.org privacy policy, please see the WordPress privacy policy. For details of the ithemes.com privacy policy, please see the iThemes Privacy Policy. Requests to amazonaws.com are for content added and managed by iThemes that is covered by the Amazon Web Services Privacy Policy.
HOW LONG WILL YOUR DATA BE KEPT?
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are kept indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve subsequent comments instead of leaving them in the moderation queue.
For users who register on our site (if possible), we also keep the personal data indicated in their profile. All users can view, edit or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Site managers can also view and edit this information.
Security logs are kept for 60 days.
WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS TO YOUR DATA?
If you have an account or have left comments on this site, you may request to receive a file containing all the personal data we have about you, including the data you have provided to us. You may also request the deletion of your personal data. This does not include data kept for administrative, legal or security purposes.
TRANSFER OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Visitors’ comments can be checked with an automated spam detection service.
This site is part of a network of sites that protect against distributed brute force attacks. To enable this protection, the IP address of visitors attempting to connect to the site is shared with a service provided by ithemes.com. For more details on the privacy policy, please see the iThemes Privacy Policy.
ANALYSIS
GOOGLE ANALYTICS (GOOGLE LLC)
Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google uses the collected Data to track and analyze the use of this Application, prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. Google may use the Collected Data to contextualize and personalize ads on its own advertising network. Personal Data Processed: Usage data; Tracker. Place of Processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt-out option.ONLINE ADVERTISING
We may use Google Ads Remarketing to advertise on the Internet. Google Ads remarketing will display ads relevant and tailored to you based on the parts of the site you have visited by placing a cookie on your machine. THIS TAMPER DOES NOT IDENTIFY YOU OR GIVE YOU ACCESS TO YOUR COMPUTER The cookie is used to say “This person visited this page, so show them ads related to this page. Google Ads Remarketing allows us to tailor our marketing to better meet your needs and show only ads that are relevant to you.
