Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.oldschoolferments.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string. This helps us detect and prevent spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a “hash”) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture—if you have one—will appear publicly with your comment.
Media
If you upload images to this website, please avoid uploading photos that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site could download and extract that information from your images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. This makes it easier to comment again later. These cookies last for one year.
When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie checks if your browser accepts cookies; it’s deleted when you close your browser.
If you log in, we create several cookies to save your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, display-options cookies last a year, and if you select “Remember Me,” your login stays active for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser—it contains no personal data and simply records the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (for example, videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if you had visited those sites directly.
These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, or monitor your interaction with that content, especially if you’re logged in to their platform.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Otherwise, we don’t sell or share personal information.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For registered users (if any), we also store the personal information provided in user profiles. You can view, edit, or delete your information anytime—except for your username. Site administrators can also view and edit that data as needed.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account here or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase it, except for information we must keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam-detection service.
Contact
If you have questions about this policy or your data, reach out anytime at:
📧 dusty@oldschoolferments.com