Who We Are

Our website address is: GracefulChat.com.

Comments

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

An anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to determine if you’re using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our site, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may download and extract any location data from images uploaded on the site.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is done for your convenience so that you don’t have to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies will remain for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and will be discarded once you close your browser.

Upon logging in, several cookies will be set up to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you choose “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie doesn’t contain personal data; it simply indicates the post ID of the article you’ve edited. It will expire after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on our website may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other sites functions exactly as if the visitor has visited those websites.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content. This includes tracking your interaction with embedded content if you have an account and are logged into 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

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and automatically approve follow-up comments rather than placing them in a moderation queue.

For registered users (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we have about you, although this doesn’t include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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