Who We Are

Our website address is: http://www.sitaramanilkumar.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 spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) from your email may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. Their privacy policy is here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once approved, your profile picture appears publicly with your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images uploaded to the site.

Cookies

Leaving a comment lets you opt-in to cookies storing your name, email, and website for convenience, lasting one year. Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check browser compatibility, discarded when you close your browser. Logging in sets cookies for login info (two days) and display preferences (one year). Selecting “Remember Me” extends login cookies to two weeks; they’re removed upon logout. Editing or publishing an article saves a cookie with the post ID (no personal data), expiring in one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). This content behaves as if you visited the originating site, which may collect data, use cookies, or track interactions, especially if you’re logged into that site.

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

Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely for automatic follow-up approvals. Registered users’ personal info is stored in their profiles, editable by them (except usernames) and viewable/editable by admins.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or ask us to erase it. This excludes data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be processed by an automated spam detection service