Who We Are

Our website address is https://yasinarafat.co.uk.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

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 facilitate spam detection.

An anonymized string generated from your email address (also known as a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available [here](https://automattic.com/privacy/). Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public within the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, it is advisable to refrain from including images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). 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 choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience, eliminating the need to fill in your details again when leaving another comment, and they will last for one year.

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

Upon logging in, several cookies are set to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies persist for a year. If you opt for “Remember Me,” your login will endure for two weeks. Logging out of your account removes the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser, containing no personal data. It simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited and expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.) that behaves similarly to a visitor as if they had visited the other website.

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

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments, avoiding the need for moderation.

For users who register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for the username, which cannot be changed). Website administrators also have access to 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 information you have provided. Additionally, you can request the deletion of any personal data we hold about you. However, this does not include data we are obliged to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may undergo automated spam detection services.