Who we are

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

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect data from the comments form, including the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check for its use. Gravatar service privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After comment approval, your profile picture is visible publicly in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from website images.

Cookies

When you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies, lasting one year for convenience. A temporary cookie on the login page checks browser cookie acceptance and is discarded on closure.

Upon login, cookies save login info and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last a year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps login persistence for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies. Editing or publishing an article adds a cookie with the post ID, expiring after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, articles) behaving like visits to other websites. These sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor interaction, including tracking if logged in.

Who we share your data with

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

How long we retain your data

Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely. This facilitates automatic approval of follow-up comments.

For registered users, we store provided personal information in user profiles. Users can see, edit, or delete personal information at any time (except username changes). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

What rights you have over your data

For account holders or commenters, you can request an exported file of your personal data or request erasure. This excludes data kept for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may undergo automated spam detection.