Who We Are

Our website address is: https://visitor.photography.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the site.

Cookies

• If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last one year.
• If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will 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 will store your login information and screen display choices.
  • Login cookies: last 2 days (or 2 weeks if “Remember Me” is selected).
  • Screen options cookies: last 1 year.
• If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. It contains no personal data and expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly. These websites may:

• Collect data about you
• Use cookies
• Embed third-party tracking
• Monitor your interaction with embedded content

Who We Share Your Data With

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

How Long We Retain Your Data

• If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-ups automatically.
• For registered users, personal information in user profiles is stored. Users can see, edit, or delete their information anytime (except the username). Website admins can also access and edit user data.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we have, except for data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.