Last Updated: 1st March 2025
Who we are
Our website address is: https://alinesayef.com.
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 anonymised 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
User Account Information
If you create an account on our website, we collect and store personal information, including your name, email address, and other details you provide. Your account information will be retained for as long as your account is active or until you request it’s deletion. You can request to delete your account at any time, and we will remove your personal data, unless we are required to retain it for legal or administrative reasons. If you have an account, you can also request a copy of the data we hold about you.
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 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.
We also use Google Analytics, which uses cookies to provide user tracking and measurement data to collect data about how users interact with the site. The data is used to improve and optimize the site’s design and functionality and improve user experience. These cookies will last for two years.
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
We do not share your personal information.
How long we retain your data
- If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
- If you register for an account, we retain personal information such as your name and email address for as long as your account remains active or until
- If you contact us through our contact form or by e-mail, we will retain your information for 6 months to help us respond to any follow up queries.
What rights you have over your data
You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Children’s Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We will take steps to remove that information from our
servers.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.