Who I am
I am an independent environmental journalist. You can learn more about me on the “about me” page. This policy refers to my website at newlynxmedia.ca, which is not affiliated with any organization.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, 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. Do not upload images for which you do not hold the rights. Creative commons images must be identified if such is posted. Comments and their contents are reviewed before posting and may be rejected without notification at the discretion of the host.
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 that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year (according to WordPress).
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day (according to WordPress).
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. I do not assume responsibility for the information available through links posted on this website. This privacy policy does not apply to other sites you visit (they have their own privacy statements).
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.
How long your data is kept
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so any follow-up comments can be approved automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
What rights you have over your data
If you have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of your personal data for this site. You can also request that this data be erased. This does not include any data necessary for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data may be sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This policy might be updated from time to time, and posted on this page.