Forge Fest Privacy Policy
At Forge Fest, your privacy is important to us. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you interact with our website. By using our site, you agree to the terms of this privacy policy.
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. This information helps us detect and prevent spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible publicly in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract any location data included in your images.
Cookies
- When you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies make it easier for you to leave further comments without filling in your details again and last for one year.
- If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, screen options cookies last for one year, and if you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
- If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie does not contain personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. If you have an account and are logged in to these sites, they may track your activity across multiple platforms.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Beyond this, we do not share your personal data with third parties except where required by law or for security purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
- For users who register on our website, we store personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Rights
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.
- Deletion of your personal data.
Please note this does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to ensure the integrity of our site.
