Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://www.wasssl.com.


Comments

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

An anonymized string created from your email address (a “hash”) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public alongside your comment.


Media

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


Cookies

  • Comments: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t need to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
  • Login: If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
    • When you log in, we also set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences:
      • Login cookies last for two days.
      • Screen options cookies last for one year.
      • Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks.
      • Logging out removes login cookies.
  • Editing Content: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the originating website. These websites may:

  • Collect data about you.
  • Use cookies.
  • Embed third-party tracking.
  • Monitor your interaction with embedded content, including if you are logged in to those websites.

Who We Share Your Data With

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


How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of moderating them.
  • User Profiles: For registered users, personal information provided in profiles is stored indefinitely. Users can view, edit, or delete their information (except for usernames). Website administrators can also edit user information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments on the site, you can request:

  • An exported file of your personal data that we hold.
  • Deletion of your personal data, except for information we are legally or administratively required to retain.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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