Privacy Policy

Effective Date: [29/07/2025]

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal data when you interact with our website.

1. Information We Collect

We collect certain personal data to provide a better experience, ensure website security, and manage content. This includes:

  • Comments: When you leave comments, we collect the data shown in the form, along with your IP address and browser details to help detect spam.

  • Media: If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as others may extract this from the images.

  • User Account Info: Registered users can store profile details, which are editable anytime except for usernames.

2. Use of Cookies

We use cookies to enhance user experience:

  • Saving your name and email in comment forms (lasts 1 year).

  • Temporary login cookies (last 2 days), or 2 weeks if “Remember Me” is selected.

  • Screen preference cookies (last 1 year).

  • Cookies set during article editing (contain no personal data, expire after 1 day).

3. Embedded Content

This site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, maps, posts) from third-party websites. Such content behaves as if you visited the other website and may collect data, use cookies, or track your interaction.

4. How We Use Your Data

  • To improve and maintain the website

  • To manage user accounts and comments

  • To respond to support requests and technical issues

  • For legal and security purposes (e.g., IP monitoring for spam prevention)

We do not sell or share your personal information with any third parties.

5. Data Retention

  • Comments and metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize follow-ups automatically.

  • Registered users’ profile data is retained until they delete their account or request removal.

6. Your Rights

You may request:

  • A copy of your personal data stored on our site

  • Deletion of your personal data (subject to legal or admin-related retention)

To make a request, contact us via our contact page.

7. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data. While no online service is completely secure, we strive to keep your data safe.

8. Spam and Bot Protection

All comment submissions are scanned through automated spam detection systems to ensure site integrity and reduce abuse.