Website Address
Our website address is: https://birdbeyond.com.
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 aid in spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible with your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, several cookies will be set to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser, containing no personal data and expiring after one day.
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited the external site. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interactions.
Data Sharing
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data Retention
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments without holding them in a moderation queue. For registered users, personal information in their profile is stored, and users can view, edit, or delete their data anytime (except for their username). Administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided. You can also request that we erase your personal data, except for data we must keep for legal or security reasons.
Data Sent for Spam Detection
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.