Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
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. Did you get any of that? Has anyone ever read the privacy policy? Are there teams of lawyers creating pages of fine print no one will ever read to satisfy the hubris of man? To gaslight ourselves into thinking we’re civilized? To maintain some illusion of control as our little rock hurtles through the vast emptiness of space?
Media
Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website. Some real MacGuyver type shit. If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Unless you want people to visit you in the night.
Cookies
Who doesn’t love cookies? If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again 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 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.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content. It may also include content that is untethered, free from the natural laws of the universe.
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. Or the strip club. Or any club. Or eaten a club sandwich.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking. It may also provide cookies if you bring the milk.
Who we share your data with
Do you think there’s anything here worth sharing? If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Forever. Or never. Who knows. What data are we even talking about, anyway? 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.
For users that 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 see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
Do any of us have rights, really? If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Wherever things are sent. Who knows, you know? Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Or it may not be.