Comments

Suggested text: When you leave a comment on our site, the data entered in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent, are collected to help detect unwanted comments.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The privacy policy of Gravatar can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible next to your comment.

Media

Suggested text: If you upload images to the site, we recommend avoiding uploading images that contain EXIF GPS location data. Visitors to your site can download and extract location data from these images.

Cookies

Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site, you will be asked to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is solely for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter this information when leaving another comment later. These cookies expire after one year.

If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and will be deleted automatically when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will set several cookies to store your login information and screen preferences. The login cookie lasts for two days, and the screen option cookie lasts for one year. If you select « Remember Me, » your login cookie will be retained for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookie will be removed.

When editing or publishing a post, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data. It simply indicates the ID of the post you just edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Sites

Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other sites behaves in the same way as if the visitor were visiting that other site.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content if you have an account connected to their site.

Use and Transmission of Your Personal Data

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

Data Retention Periods

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows for the automatic recognition and approval of subsequent comments, rather than keeping them in the moderation queue.

For accounts that register on our site (if applicable), we also store the personal data provided in their profile. All accounts can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Site administrators can also view and edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

Suggested text: If you have an account or have left comments on the site, you can request a file containing all the personal data we hold about you, including the data you have provided. You can also request the deletion of your personal data. This does not include data stored for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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

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