Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy Overview

Introduction

Welcome to our website, located at https://iamchrishurst.com. This section outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information.

Commenting on Our Site

When you leave a comment, we gather the information you provide in the comment form, as well as your IP address and browser details to assist in spam prevention. We may use an encrypted version of your email address to check if you are registered with Gravatar, allowing your profile picture to be public alongside your comment post-approval. Gravatar’s privacy policy can be reviewed [here](https://automattic.com/privacy/).

Uploading Media

Be cautious about uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Anyone can extract location data from images on our site.

Cookies

Commenting on our site may prompt an option to save your name, email, and website in cookies, simplifying future commenting. These cookies last one year. A temporary cookie checks your browser’s cookie acceptance upon visiting our login page, holding no personal information and removed upon browser closure. Logging in sets cookies to remember your login and display preferences, with durations spanning from two days to one year, depending on your choices. Editing or publishing articles sets a cookie to identify the edited article, expiring after one day.

Embedded Content

Our articles may feature embedded content (e.g., videos, images) from other websites, which behaves as though you visited those sites directly. These sites might collect your data, use cookies, or embed third-party tracking, especially if you interact with the content while logged into their services.

Data Sharing

In cases such as password resets, your IP address will be included in the correspondence.

Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely to auto-approve follow-up comments. For registered users, we store the personal details provided in your profile, accessible and editable by you (username changes are restricted) and our administrators.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have commented, you can request an export of your personal data we hold, including any submissions you’ve made. You may also request the deletion of your personal data, with exceptions for data needed for legal, administrative, or security reasons.

Data Processing

Comments may be vetted through automated spam detection services.