1. what is a cookie?

Cookies are small files that are stored on your laptop or mobile device. They are often used to help websites work better and more efficiently. They are able to do this because websites can read and write to these files. This allows them to recognize you and remember important information that makes using the website convenient and easy.

2. what kind of cookies do we use?

Below are all the types of cookies we use or may use on our website.

2.1 Essential cookies

These types of cookies are essential as they allow you to browse the website and use all its features. Without these extremely necessary cookies, we would not be able to provide you with any services or features and browsing the internet would not be as easy and simple as it should be.

2.2 Performance cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you can choose to save your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you don’t have to re-enter your details 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 deleted when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days and screen options cookies last for one 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 just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Content Embedded From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, incorporate further third party tracking and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including monitoring your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

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

How long do we keep your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are kept indefinitely. This is how we can automatically recognize and approve any subsequent comments instead of keeping them in a moderation queue.

For users who 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 view and edit this information.

What rights do you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive a file exported from the site with the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal or security purposes.

Where we send your data

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