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Viewing Pages

When you view pages on this website, be aware that your IP address, browser details and any other relevant details are kept and stored by our webhost, as with any internet website. To our knowledge we do not have any apps, plug-ins or other software of any kind tracking website visits.

Comments

If you comment on any post on this website, be aware that any information entered into comments forms, your IP address, and browser information is collected and stored.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on the site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies will be set. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

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

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.

Where we send your data

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