Who we are
Our website location is: https://theaestheticarchive.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form. We also collect the visitor’s IP location and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string is created from your email ID. This string is called a hash. It 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 is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid images with embedded location data. This includes EXIF GPS information. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name. You may also save your email location and website in cookies. This is optional for your convenience. You will not have to fill in your details again when commenting later. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to decide if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie holds no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
We will set up several cookies when you log in. These cookies save your login information and your screen show choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an extra cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as though the visitor visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you. They might use cookies and embed extra third-party tracking. They also watch your interaction with that embedded content. They track your interaction with the embedded content. This happens if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you ask for a password reset, your IP location will be included in the reset email.
How long we keep your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
We store the personal information provided by users that register on our website. This information is stored in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or remove their personal information at any time (except they can’t change 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, you can ask for an exported file of your personal data. We hold this data about you. This includes any data you have provided to us. You can also ask that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any 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.