What this site is
The website address is: https://JaneMcBay.com. This site represents author Jane McBay.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on this site, this site collects the data shown in the fields and in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from the visitor’s email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if the visitor is using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of a comment, the visitor’s profile picture is visible to the public in the context of the visitor’s comment.
Media
If a visitor uploads images to the website, the visitor should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If a visitor leaves a comment on this site, the visitor may opt-in to saving name, email address and website in cookies. These are for the visitor’s convenience so that the visitor does not have to fill in these details again when the visitor leaves another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If one visits this site’s login page, this site will set a temporary cookie to determine if the visitor’s browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when a visitor closes their browser.
When a visitor logs in, this site will also set up several cookies to save the visitor’s login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If a visitor selects “Remember Me”, the login will persist for two weeks. If logged out of the account, the login cookies will be removed.
If a visitor edits or publishes an article, an additional cookie will be saved in the visitor’s browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about visitors, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor visitors’ interaction with that embedded content, including tracking interaction with the embedded content if a visitor has an account and is logged in to that website.
Who this site shares data with
If a visitor requests a password reset, the IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long this site retains visitor data
If a visitor leaves a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so this site can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on this website, this site also stores the personal information provide in a 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.
What rights visitors have over their data
If a visitor has an account on this site, or has left comments, the visitor can request to receive an exported file of the personal data this site holds about you, including any data provided to this site. Visitors can also request that the administrator of this site erases any personal data this site holds about them. This does not include any data this site is obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where visitor data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.