This page provides information about our website, Janagana Barta (https://janaganabarta.com), and how we handle your data.
Comments
When you leave a comment, we collect the information you provide in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser details. This helps us detect spam.
An anonymized version of your email address (called a hash) might be sent to the Gravatar service to see if you have a profile picture associated with it. You can find the Gravatar service privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Your profile picture will be publicly visible next to your comment once approved.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can potentially download and extract this information from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don’t need to re-enter this information for future comments. These cookies expire after one year.
We also use cookies to manage various functionalities:
- A temporary cookie is used to check if your browser accepts cookies when you visit our login page. This cookie doesn’t store any personal data and disappears when you close your browser.
- Login cookies are used to remember your login information and screen display preferences. These last for two days (login) and one year (screen options). Choosing “Remember Me” extends your login for two weeks. Login cookies are removed when you log out.
- An additional cookie is used when you edit or publish an article. This cookie only stores the post ID and expires after one day.
Embedded Content
Articles on our website may include embedded content from other sources like videos, images, or articles. This embedded content behaves as if you visited the original website.
These websites may collect data about you, use their own cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. This might include tracking your interaction even 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.
Data Retention
Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely on our website. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.
For registered users, we also store the personal information provided in their user profiles. All users can access, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also access and edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments on our website, you can request an exported file of your personal data, including any information you provided. You can also request the deletion of your data, except for information we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Goes
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
We hope this clarifies how we handle your data at Janagana Barta. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at news@janaganabarta.com.