Who We Are
Our website can be accessed at https://alanofire.org.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent. This helps us detect and prevent spam.
To check if you’re using the Gravatar service, an anonymized version of your email address (known as a hash) may be sent to Gravatar. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our site, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract this information from the images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. This way, you won’t need to re-enter your details when commenting again. These cookies remain active for one year.
When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is deleted once you close your browser.
Upon logging in, we set cookies to store your login details and screen preferences. Login cookies remain for two days, while screen preference cookies last a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login session will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
Editing or publishing an article will save an additional cookie in your browser, which contains only the post ID of the edited article. This cookie expires in one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our articles may contain embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles) from third-party websites. Such content functions as if you visited the original site, meaning those websites may collect data, use cookies, track your activity, and monitor your interactions, particularly if you are logged into their platform.
Data Sharing
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
Data Retention
Comments and their associated metadata are stored indefinitely, allowing us to recognize and approve future comments without delay.
For registered users, we store the personal details they provide in their profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Administrators also have access to edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported copy of the personal data we hold about you. Additionally, you may ask us to delete any personal data we have on record, except for information required for legal, security, or administrative purposes.
Data Transfers
Visitor comments may be reviewed through an automated spam detection system.