{"id":892,"date":"2025-01-13T21:53:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T08:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/footprint\/?page_id=892"},"modified":"2025-01-13T21:53:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T08:53:31","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/footprint\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/footprint\/privacy-policy\/#Comments\" >Comments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/footprint\/privacy-policy\/#Media\" >Media<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/footprint\/privacy-policy\/#Cookies\" >Cookies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/footprint\/privacy-policy\/#Embedded_content_from_other_websites\" >Embedded content from other websites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/footprint\/privacy-policy\/#How_long_we_retain_your_data\" >How long we retain your data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/footprint\/privacy-policy\/#What_rights_you_have_over_your_data\" >What rights you have over your data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/footprint\/privacy-policy\/#Where_your_data_is_sent\" >Where your data is sent<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Comments\"><\/span>Comments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form and the visitor\u2019s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An anonymised 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:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automattic.com\/privacy\/\">https:\/\/automattic.com\/privacy\/.<\/a>&nbsp;After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Media\"><\/span>Media<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cookies\"><\/span>Cookies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Embedded_content_from_other_websites\"><\/span>Embedded content from other websites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited the other website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_we_retain_your_data\"><\/span>How long we retain your data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can automatically recognise and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For users who 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_rights_you_have_over_your_data\"><\/span>What rights you have over your data<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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 must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_your_data_is_sent\"><\/span>Where your data is sent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comments When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form and the visitor\u2019s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. 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