Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect:

• Data shown in the comments form.
• The visitor’s IP address. 
• 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 site, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract such data from uploaded images.

Contact Forms

We collect any data you submit via contact forms to respond to your inquiry or provide services. This data is not used for marketing without your explicit consent.

Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes:

• Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you can opt-in to saving your name, email, and website. These cookies last for one year.

• Login Cookies: Temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies (discarded when closed). Login cookies last two days, and screen preference cookies last one year. “Remember Me” extends login for two weeks. 

• Session Cookies: Created during your login session; removed upon logout.

Embedded Content

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. Embedded content behaves as if you visited those sites directly, which may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction.