privacy policy

my website address is: https://valeriemorrison.me.

what personal data i collect and why i collect it

comments
when visitors leave comments on the site i 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. the gravatar service privacy policy is available here. after approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

i will never share your email address or spam you. ain’t nobody got time for that!

cookies
if you leave a comment on my site you may opt-in to save 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 have an account and you log in to this site, i 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, i 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 i retain your data

if you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. this is so i can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

for users that register on my website (if any), i 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

if you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data i hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. you can also request that i erase any personal data i hold about you. this does not include any data i are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.