Who we are
Our website address is: https://gruddo.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser details to help detect spam.
An anonymised string created from your email (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible alongside it.
Media
If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract this data from images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you can opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for future convenience. These cookies last for one year.
When you log in, we will set cookies to store your login details and display preferences. Login cookies last two days, and display preferences cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be saved to indicate the post ID of the article, expiring after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves as though you visited the other site, which may collect data, use cookies, or track your interactions.
Data sharing
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data retention
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to allow follow-up comments to be approved automatically.
For registered users, personal information provided in profiles is stored and can be edited or deleted by the user (except usernames). Website administrators can also edit that information.
Your data rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an export of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold, excluding data we are required to retain for legal or security reasons.
Data checks
Visitor comments may be reviewed by an automated spam detection service.