This Privacy Policy explains how AoteaGBI.news (“we”, “our”, or “the site”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit or interact with our website.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://aoteagbi.news.
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 detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if linked through Gravatar) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the site, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you don’t have to re-enter details each time you leave a comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, screen options cookies for one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We otherwise do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties except where required by law.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them in moderation.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information provided in their profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.