Privacy Policy

Our website address is: al5reef.xyz

Comments
When users leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comments form, as well as the commenter’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string (hash) generated from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available) will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media
If you upload images to the website, we recommend removing any embedded location data (EXIF GPS) from the files. Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images if it is included.

Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience, so you don’t need to re-enter your details for future comments. They will remain stored for one year.

When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

After logging in, we set cookies to save your login details and screen display preferences. Login cookies expire after two days, while screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will remain active for two weeks. Logging out of your account will remove the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional 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 1 day.

Embedded Content
Content on our site may include embedded elements such as videos, images, or articles from other websites. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the source website directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

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

Data Retention
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to allow us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments without holding them for moderation.

For registered users, 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 access and edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you’ve provided. You may also request that we delete your personal data. This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Data Transfers
Visitor comments may be screened through an automated spam detection service to ensure the security and integrity of our platform.