Privacy Policy
Who I Am
I’m one person, one pen, one patch of internet turf sitting at http://wordgrit.com. I write things. You read things. Somewhere between your clicks and my coffee, data gets passed around. That’s the trade-off for living in the digital jungle.
Comments
If you decide to drop a comment, I collect what you hand over, your words, your IP, and your browser’s calling card. Nothing shady, just the usual ritual to keep the spam bots at bay. If you use Gravatar, that service might flash your face next to your words, just so the internet knows who’s talking. Their rules live here: Automattic Privacy. It’s part of a WordPress ecosphere. Once I approve your comment, your picture goes public in that context. Consider it graffiti on the wall, permanent, unless I paint over it.
Media
If you upload images, strip the GPS data first unless you’re cool with strangers knowing where you took that photo. The web’s already got too many digital peeping Toms.
Cookies
Yeah, I use cookies. Not the kind you dunk in milk, the kind that remembers your name, email, and site so you don’t have to fill it out again. They hang out for about a year. When you log in, a few other cookies tag along to remember your settings. Login cookies last two days, display choices about a year. If you click “Remember Me,” you stick around for two weeks, unless you log out, in which case, poof. If you edit or post something, your browser saves a one-day cookie just to note the post ID. No personal data. Just the ghosts of your own edits.
Embedded Content
Sometimes I drop videos, images, or articles from other sites. When you interact with those, it’s like you’ve walked into their house. They might track you, log you, or whisper your info to the algorithmic gods. That’s between you and them.
Who I Share Your Data With
If you ask me to reset your password, your IP sneaks into that email. Nothing dramatic, just a trace of where the request came from.
How Long I Keep It
Comments hang around indefinitely, forever, basically, so I can recognize you next time without tossing your words into moderation purgatory. If you register, I store your profile info so you can edit or delete it whenever you like (except for your username, that one sticks). I can also peek at that info when I need to tidy up or troubleshoot.
Your Rights
If you’ve got an account or ever left a comment, you can ask me for a copy of all the data I’ve got on you. You can also tell me to delete it. I’ll comply, unless some bureaucratic law insists I hang onto it for “security” or “legal” reasons.
Where Your Data Goes
Comments might get scanned by an automated spam filter before landing on the page. It’s all part of the great digital battle against garbage.