Privacy Policy

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.

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.

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 your data is sent

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

About advertisements on this blog.

This site is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. We also use other third-party advertising services (Google AdSense, A8.net, moshimo affiliate, AccessTrade). These advertising distributors may use cookies (which do not include your name, address, email address, or phone number) to display advertisements for products and services tailored to your interests based on your access information to this site and other sites. For more information about this process and how to prevent such information from being used by advertising distributors with respect to Google AdSense, please click here.

About access analysis tools

This blog uses Google Analytics, an access analysis tool by Google. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect traffic data. This traffic data is collected anonymously and does not personally identify you.

Disclaimer

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While we strive to provide information that is as accurate as possible regarding the content and information on this blog, we do not guarantee its accuracy or safety. The information may be outdated.

Please note that we are not liable for any damages or losses caused by the content published on this site.

Copyright

Unauthorized reproduction of any text, images, or other content published on this blog is prohibited.

This blog is not intended to infringe on copyright or portrait rights. If you have any problems regarding copyright or portrait rights, please contact us using the inquiry form. We will respond promptly.

About Links

This blog is generally link-free. Permission or notification is not required when linking to this blog.

However, please refrain from using inline frames or direct linking to images.