Who We Are

Website Address: grubdawgs.com

Privacy and Data Collection

Comments: We collect information shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser details to combat spam. A hashed version of your email might be shared with the Gravatar service to see if you’re using it, enhancing your comment’s visibility with your profile picture. Gravatar Privacy Policy.

Media: Avoid uploading images with location data (EXIF GPS). Uploaded images may allow others to extract location data.

Cookies

Comment Cookies: Opting in saves your details in cookies for convenience, so you don’t have to refill them for future comments. These last one year.

Login Cookies: We use temporary cookies to check if your browser accepts cookies, with no personal data collected. Additional cookies save your login info and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days; screen options, one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends this to two weeks. Cookies are removed upon logging out.

Editing Cookies: Editing or publishing an article sets a cookie indicating the edited post ID, expiring after 1 day.

Embedded Content

Content from other sites behaves as if you visited them directly, possibly collecting data, using cookies, and monitoring interactions, especially if you’re logged in to those sites.

Data Sharing

Your IP address is included in password reset emails.

Data Retention

Comments: Stored indefinitely for auto-approval of follow-ups.

Registered Users: Personal information is retained in user profiles, editable at any time except username changes. Administrators can also edit this info.

Your Rights

Registered users or commenters can request an exported file of personal data we hold or ask for its deletion, except data required for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

Data Processing

Comments may be screened through an automated spam detection service.