About Our Site
Our website address is: https://upsimlab.co.za.
Comments
When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data you provide in the comments form. We also collect your IP address and browser user agent string to help us detect spam.
We may send an anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) to the Gravatar service to see if you use it. You can find the Gravatar service privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After we approve your comment, your profile picture becomes visible to the public within the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, you should avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to our website can download and extract this location data from any images you upload.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. We do this for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again the next time you comment. These cookies last for one year.
When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and we discard it when you close your browser.
When you log in, we also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, we will remove the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, we save an additional cookie in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content. This includes tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, we will include your IP address in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, we retain the comment and its metadata indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically, instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Our website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request a file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
An automated spam detection service may check visitor comments.