Last updated 11 January 2022.
Who we are
This Web site’s address is: https://blog.jimgrey.net.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When you leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also your 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: https://automattic.com/privacy/. If you use Gravatar, after approval of your comment, your Gravatar profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Contact forms
If you send us a message using our contact form, we collect the data shown on the contact form.
Newsletter signup
If you sign up for our newsletter using the newsletter signup form, we collect the data shown on the signup form.
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.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other Web sites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These Web sites 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 Web site.
Who we share your data with
We share your data with no one.
How long we retain your data
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.
What rights you have over your data
If you have left comments on this site, 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 we send your data
Your comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How we protect your data
We use reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect personal data from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, taking into account the nature of the personal data and risks involved in processing that information.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may change this privacy policy at any time. The most recent version of the privacy policy is indicated by the “Last Updated” date at the top of the privacy policy. All changes are effective immediately upon posting. Please review this privacy policy frequently to stay updated on changes that may affect you. Your continued use of this website signifies your continuing consent to be bound by this privacy policy.