Identity and Access
Welcome to . This is our digital homestead, and we are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of our visitors.
Commenting on our Site
When you enrich our site with your comments, we collect the information you enter in the comment form. To enhance site security and manage spam, we also record your IP address and your browser’s user agent string.
Your email address may be used to generate an anonymized string, or “hash,” which could be provided to the Gravatar service to verify if you’re using it. Your profile picture will be publicly displayed alongside your comment once it has been approved, pursuant to the Gravatar service’s privacy policy found at https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Uploading Media
We advise against uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) to the website. Such information can be extracted by site visitors who download the images from the site.
Use of Cookies
Should you leave a comment on our platform, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you won’t need to input your details anew with each new comment you make. These cookies are set to last one year.
A visit to our login page prompts the creation of a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies, containing no personal data and discarded upon closing your browser.
Upon login, we set several cookies to save your login details and your screen display choices. Login cookies expire after two days, while screen display choice cookies last a year. If you opt for “Remember Me,” your login will persist for a fortnight. Conversely, logging out removes these cookies.
Editing or publishing an article results in a cookie saved on your browser, which signifies the post ID of the article you’ve edited and expires after a day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on our site may feature embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Interacting with this content is identical to how you would directly engage with the source website, which may collect data about you, employ cookies, or embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Data Sharing
In instances such as requesting a password reset, your IP address will be captured in the reset email.
Data Retention
Your comments and their accompanying metadata are stored indefinitely, facilitating the recognition and approval of any subsequent comments automatically, bypassing the need for them to queue for moderation.
For users that sign up on our site, we store the personal information they provide in their user profiles. Users can see, alter, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username), and site administrators can also view and edit that information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you may request to receive an export of your personal data we hold, including any data you have provided. You may also request the deletion of any personal data we have on file for you. This does not encompass data we are compelled to maintain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Review Process
Comments may be scrutinized by an automated spam detection service to ensure the integrity of discussions on our site.
We take your privacy seriously and are dedicated to safeguarding your personal information. Thank you for visiting .