Privacy Policy - GeoInflux

Who We Are

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

Comments

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

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you’re using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available via Gravatar) will be publicly visible next to your comment.

Media

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

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set 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 set several cookies to save your login details and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove these cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be stored in your browser containing the post ID of the article. This cookie does not contain personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on GeoInflux may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Such content behaves as if you visited the source website directly.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with their content—especially if you are logged into their services.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for security purposes.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments.

For users who register on GeoInflux (if registration is enabled), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also view and modify that information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You may also request that we delete any personal data we hold, except data we are required to retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.