Privacy Policy

I. Comments

Information Collected: 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.

Retention: Comments may be held in moderation and not displayed publicly until approved by our team.

Choice: Visitors can choose not to leave comments.

II. Media

Information Collected: If you upload images or media to the website, we recommend avoiding embedding location data (EXIF GPS) into your files.

Storage: We may store uploaded media files on our servers.

Choice: You can choose not to upload images or media to the website.

III. Cookies

Use of Cookies: We may use cookies to track user behavior on our website. These cookies may be used to remember your preferences and improve your experience.

Opting Out: You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may limit your use of certain features on our website.

IV. Embedded content from other websites

Information Collected: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). This embedded content behaves in the same way as if the visitor has accessed the other website.

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

V. Who we share your data with

We will not share your data with any third-party companies that intend to use it for their own marketing purposes without your consent.

We may share your data with third-party vendors who provide services necessary to operate the website (e.g. web hosting providers, analytics providers).

We may disclose your data if required by law.

VI. How long we retain your data

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

Media: For users that upload media to our website, we store the uploaded media and its metadata.

VII. What rights you have over your data

If you 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. 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.

VIII. Where your data is sent

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

Where applicable, data may be stored on servers located outside of your home country.