**Who We Are**
Our website address is: https://lukemac3000.com
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**Comments**
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and the browser user agent to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes publicly visible in the context of your comment.
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**Media**
If you are a registered user and upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded EXIF GPS location data. Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the website.
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**Cookies**
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists 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 includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after 1 day.
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**Embedded Content from Other Sites**
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website.
These websites 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.
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**Who We Share Your Data With**
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
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**How Long We Retain Your Data**
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.
For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
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**Your Rights Over Your Data**
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided. You may also request that we erase your personal data. This excludes data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
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**Where Your Data Is Sent**
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
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