Privacy Policy – aquapodx

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the information shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be given to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy here:
https://automattic.com/privacy/
After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media Uploads

If you upload images to the website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website could download and extract this data.

Cookies

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience.

When you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies so you don’t have to re-enter them next time. These cookies last for 1 year.
When you visit our login page, we create a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences.
- Login cookies last for 2 days
- Display preference cookies last for 1 year
- If you select “Remember Me”, your login will remain active for 2 weeks
- Logging out removes these cookies
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie may be stored to remember the post ID you worked on. This cookie expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content

Some pages or articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, links).
Embedded content behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited that external site directly.
These websites may:

Collect data about you
Use cookies
Track your interaction with the content

If you are logged into that external website, your interaction may also be monitored.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.

How Long We Keep Your Data

Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored permanently so that future comments from you can be approved automatically.
Registered Users: If you create an account, we store the personal information you provide in your user profile.
You may view, edit, or delete your personal information anytime (except your username).
Website administrators can also see and edit this information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments on the site, you may request:

A copy of all personal data we hold about you.
That we delete your personal data.

This does not apply to data required for legal, security, or administrative purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked using automated spam detection services.