Privacy Policy

Effective Date:2025-1-1

This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit or interact with our website at https://www.dls.gs. By accessing our website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

1. Data We Collect

1.1 Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This data is used primarily for spam detection.

Additionally, an anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. For more information on how Gravatar handles your data, refer to their privacy policy. Upon approval of your comment, your profile picture, if available, will be displayed publicly alongside your comment.

1.2 Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) in those images. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images hosted on the site.

2. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Below is a breakdown of the cookies we use:

Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies will last for one year to make it easier for you to leave subsequent comments without re-entering your information.
Login Cookies: When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, several cookies will be set up to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies will last for two days, while 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, these cookies will be removed.
Article Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data but indicates the post ID of the article you just edited, expiring after 1 day.

3. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on our site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same as if the visitor has visited those websites directly. These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with embedded content, including tracking if you are logged in to the other website.

4. Data Sharing

We do not share your personal data with third parties except in the following circumstances:

Password Reset: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service that processes your personal data.

5. Data Retention

We retain the following data indefinitely to improve our website:

Comments and Metadata: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments without placing them in a moderation queue.
User Profile Data: If you register an account on our website, we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time, except for your username. Website administrators also have access to view and edit this information.

6. Your Data Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you have provided to us.
Deletion: You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except for data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@dls.gs .

7. Data Security

We take the security of your personal data seriously. We implement a variety of security measures to ensure that your data is protected, including encryption for sensitive data and secure server protocols. However, please note that no method of data transmission over the internet is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of the policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us at support@dls.gs.

This version provides greater clarity about data collection, use of cookies, and external services, ensuring your visitors have a better understanding of how their data is handled.