Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.pulse899.com/about/

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

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 an associated profile picture. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here: https://www.pulse899.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media

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

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you can opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These allow your details to be remembered, so you don’t have to re-enter them when leaving another comment. These cookies last one year.

When visiting our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It holds no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, we set cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last two days, while screen option cookies last one year. If “Remember Me” is selected, your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.

If editing or publishing an article, we save a cookie indicating the post ID. It holds no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Third-Party Content

Articles on this site may include embedded third-party content like videos, images, articles, etc. This embedded content behaves as if the visitor accessed the third-party site directly.

These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interactions with their embedded content – including tracking members who are logged in.

Who We Share Data With

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

Data Retention

Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments without moderation.

For registered user accounts, we store the personal profile information provided. Users can view, edit, or delete this information anytime, except for usernames. Site administrators can also access and edit this data.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or previously commented, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data provided. You can also request erasure of your personal data, excluding data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Data is Sent

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