Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://hypnoticgate.com.

Comments

When you leave a comment on the site we collect the data shown in the comment form, and also the visitor’s IP address and user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After comment approved your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you comment on this site you may be asked to save your name, email and website. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again when you comment again. These will last for a year.

If you log in we will set a temporary cookie to see if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

When you login we will also set several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for 2 days, screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me” your login will persist for 2 weeks. If you log out of your account the login cookies will be deleted.

If you edit or publish an article an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and it’s metadata are saved indefinitely. This is so we can automatically approve any follow-up comments instead of having them sit in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if you do) we also store the information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit or delete their own information at any time (except they can’t change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Your rights

If you have an account on this site or have left comments you can request to receive an exported file of your personal data including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase your personal data. This does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.