Welcome to our website, https://theflawedartist.com. Your privacy is important to us, and we want you to understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to learn about our practices.
Comments
When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the information you provide in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent. This helps us detect and prevent spam. We may also create an anonymized string from your email address to check with the Gravatar service if you have a profile picture. For more information, please refer to the Gravatar service’s privacy policy.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please ensure that they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location information from such images.
Cookies
When you leave a comment, you have the option to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t have to fill in your details again when commenting. 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 does not store personal data and will be discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies will last for two days, while screen options cookies will last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will be active for two weeks. Logging out of your account will remove these login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not include any personal data; it only indicates the post ID of the article you edited and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our articles may include embedded content from other websites, such as videos, images, or articles. This embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. If you have an account and are logged in to that website, your interaction may be tracked.
Sharing Your Data
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data Retention
If you leave a comment, it and its metadata will be retained indefinitely, allowing us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments without holding them for moderation. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators also have access to this information.
Your Rights
If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you have the right to request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. Please note that we may need to retain certain data for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Security
We take the security of your personal information seriously and have implemented measures to protect it. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Automated Spam Detection
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at keito@theflawedartist.com (mailto:keito@theflawedartist.com).
Updates to the Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page and will take effect immediately upon posting. Please check this page periodically to stay informed about our privacy practices.
