Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to jans.blog. I am committed to safeguarding your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how I handle your personal information and data when you visit and interact with my blog.

Collection of Information

When you leave comments on jans.blog, I collect the data shown in the comments form. I also collect your IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection. This information helps me to improve my blog and ensure a positive user experience.

Use of Gravatar

If you have a Gravatar account and use the same email address here, an anonymized string (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture from Gravatar will be visible publicly alongside your comment.

Media Uploads

If you upload images to my blog, please avoid including location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors could potentially download and extract this location data from the images.

Cookies

I use cookies to enhance your experience. If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t have to fill in your details again. These cookies last for one year.

Visiting the login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, cookies save your login information and display choices. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Login cookies are removed when you log out.

Editing or publishing an article sets an additional cookie, which indicates the post ID of the article you edited. This cookie, containing no personal data, expires after one day.

Embedded Content

My articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). This content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited those sites directly.

These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and embed additional third-party tracking. They may also monitor your interaction with this embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged into those websites.

Data Sharing

Your data is not shared with third parties except in specific circumstances, such as if you request a password reset, where your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Data Retention

Your comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. If you register on my site, I store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can edit or delete your personal information at any time (username changes are not permitted). As the site administrator, I can also see and edit that information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on jans.blog or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of your personal data, including data you’ve provided. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. This excludes data I am obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Data Transfer

Your data may be sent to external servers for processing and storage. I ensure that adequate measures are in place to protect your data in these instances.

Contact Information

For any privacy-specific concerns or requests, please contact me directly through the blog.