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, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
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 that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
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.
Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics in order to measure visitor traffic, the type of content people prefer, and search terms that brings visitors to the site. You can find details of how Google uses your data here.
Who we share your data with
We use the following plugins that may collect data about your use of this site. Please feel free to click any to view their privacy policies:
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.
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 we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
Any contact information you provide (either via contact form or comment form) will never be sold to third-parties.
How we protect your data
Our site is hosted on SiteGround, one of the leading web hosts in the world. SiteGround offers multiple layers of data protection, which can be found here.
What data breach procedures we have in place
Our site is hosted on SiteGround, one of the leading web hosts in the world. SiteGround offers multiple layers of data protection, which can be found here.
What third parties we receive data from
We receive data from Google Analytics on visitor behaviour (web pages visited, searches made, bookmarks made), and BirdSend for email subscribers.
Last updated: January 20, 2020