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====== Cookie Policy & GDPR ====== | ====== Cookie Policy & GDPR ====== | ||
- | ===== Cookies ===== | + | **There are NO tracking |
- | Our Cookie policy is straightforward. This site only uses cookies | + | |
- | These cookies are used to create the breadcrumb trail you see in the trace bar beneath the site name. | + | The Cookie policy is straightforward. This site only uses cookies |
+ | These cookies are used to create the breadcrumb trail you see in the trace bar beneath the site name, and to aid in protecting the site from attacks. | ||
+ | === === | ||
Perversely (and ironically), | Perversely (and ironically), | ||
- | There are no tracking cookies used on this site. | + | If you register, and check the box " |
- | ===== GDPR ===== | + | There are no tracking cookies used on this site. |
+ | ---- | ||
Information stored about you when you browse this site is dependent on whether you merely browse, join a discussion or subscribe either to the blog or to a discussion. | Information stored about you when you browse this site is dependent on whether you merely browse, join a discussion or subscribe either to the blog or to a discussion. | ||
- | === Browsing === | + | ==== Browsing |
When you browse, the following information is stored: | When you browse, the following information is stored: | ||
* your IP address | * your IP address | ||
* the referrer (where you came from) | * the referrer (where you came from) | ||
- | * your browser identification | + | * your browser identification |
+ | |||
+ | This information is stored to protect the site from harm, and is usually cleaned after 14 days unless there is an ongoing investigation due to suspected criminal activity. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Joining a Discussion ==== | ||
+ | Your name (as given by you, which could be a handle), is stored along with your comment(s) and your email address. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Subscribing to a Discussion ==== | ||
+ | Your name and email address are retained in order to send you update notifications. Your email address will never appear on any page on the website (unless you put it in a comment when joining a discussion - even then, it will normally be removed). | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Subscribing to the blog ==== | ||
+ | This requires you to create an account - to register - and therefore your name and email address will be stored in order to send you notifications of site updates. If you delete your account, your details are completely removed and replaced with anonymous synonyms (e.g. _guestUser01_). This includes all logs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you are also subscribed to a discussion, you need to unsubscribe from it separately. | ||
- | This information is stored | + | ==== Unsubscribing ==== |
+ | If you are subscribed to a discussion, you can unsubscribe by returning | ||
- | === Joining a Discussion === | + | If you have difficulties doing this, you can leave a comment |
- | Your name (as given by you, which could be a handle), is stored along with your comment(s). Although | + | |
- | === Subscribing to a Discussion or to the Blog === | + | ==== Offsite Links and Embedded Pages ==== |
- | Your name and email address are retained in order to send you update notifications. Your email address is obfuscated, and will never appear on any page on the website | + | Sometimes, it is useful for me to embed a page (or part of a page) from another site into a page on this site. If that page (or part of a page) includes adverts or tracking cookies, I will not embed it, rather I will link to it. |
- | === Unsubscribing === | + | That is not to say that all links to other sites contain adverts |
- | If you wish to unsubscribe from a discussion | + |
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