Privacy Policy

WHO WE ARE

Our website address is:

. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This policy explains how we handle and treat your data when you visit our website or use our services. 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, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with 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 will be 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 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 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. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. WHO WE SHARE YOUR DATA WITH

We do not sell, trade, or rent users’ personal identification information to others. However, we may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

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.

We retain personal data related to user accounts for as long as the account is active or as needed to provide you with services. If you choose to delete your account, we will remove your personal data from our active database, but some information may be retained in our backup archives for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

If you have provided your data through other means (e.g., subscriptions, newsletters, or contact forms), we will retain that data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or until you request its deletion, whichever comes first. Some information may be retained longer if required by law.

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. Additionally, data may be shared with third-party service providers that assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR DATA

We take the security of your data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes regular malware scanning, SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption, and secure access protocols.

WHAT DATA BREACH PROCEDURES WE HAVE IN PLACE In the unlikely event of a data breach, we have a comprehensive plan to address and mitigate the impact. This includes promptly notifying users if their data has been compromised, investigating the breach, and taking necessary steps to prevent future incidents.

WHAT THIRD PARTIES WE RECEIVE DATA FROM

We may receive data about you from third-party service providers for various reasons, such as analytics, advertising, and social media integration. This data is used to improve our services and better understand user preferences. WHAT AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING AND/OR PROFILING WE DO WITH USER DATA We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling that would produce legal effects or similarly significant effects on you based solely on automated processing of personal data. INDUSTRY REGULATORY DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS We comply with all applicable industry regulations regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal data. This includes, but is not limited to, compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for European users and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for California residents. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time. If we make any material changes to this policy, we will notify you here on this page and update the policy’s “Last Updated” date. We encourage users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect.

CONTACT INFORMATION If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]