This privacy policy describes how personal data is collected, used, and protected on the website https://www.staniscia.net.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.staniscia.net. For any privacy-related requests, please contact us at: privacy@staniscia.net.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments
When you leave a comment, we collect the information you provide in the comment form, your IP address, and your browser’s user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymous hash created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public next to your comment.
Contact Forms
If you use our contact form, the data you submit (name, email, website, and message) is sent to the Akismet service for spam checking. The data is also stored in our site’s database and emailed directly to the site owner, including your IP address and user agent.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should not upload images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download images and extract this location data.
The Smush plugin sends images to WPMU DEV servers for optimization. This process includes transferring EXIF data, which is either removed or returned as is. This data is not stored on WPMU DEV servers.
Cookies
We use cookies to improve your user experience on our site.
- Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- Authentication Cookies: If you have an account and log in, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is removed when you close your browser. We also set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will stay for two weeks.
- Article Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is saved in your browser that shows the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after 1 day.
- Functionality Cookies: Other cookies are used to remember your preferences for subscriptions and for viewing the mobile version of the site.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include content from other websites (like videos and images). This embedded content behaves as if you have visited the original website.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to their site.
Data from Third-Party Services and Plugins
Google Analytics
This site may use Google Analytics to track user behavior. The data collected is described in the official Google Analytics documentation. IP anonymization can be enabled to reduce personal identification. The data tracked includes page views and video play events.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: We keep comments and their data indefinitely. This helps us to automatically approve future comments from the same person.
- Registered Users: We store the personal information that users provide in their profiles. All users can see, edit, or delete their information at any time (except for their username). Site administrators can also see and edit this information.
- Security Data: Data related to failed login attempts (IP address, username) is kept for security purposes. The duration depends on the site’s plan and the type of activity.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can ask for a file of your personal data that we hold. You can also ask us to erase your personal data. This does not include any data we must keep for legal or security reasons.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments and contact form submissions may be checked by an automated spam detection service.