Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.abrahamtao.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect:
- Data shown in the comments form
- The visitor’s IP address
- Browser user agent string (to assist in spam detection) .
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to verify usage. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes publicly visible alongside your comment .
Media
If you upload images, avoid images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download such images and extract location data .
Cookies
- Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies (convenience feature). These expire after 1 year .
- Temporary Cookies: Visiting the login page sets a temporary cookie to check browser cookie support. This contains no personal data and is discarded when closing your browser .
- Login Cookies: Logging in sets cookies storing login/screen display choices. Login cookies expire after 2 days; screen options cookies expire after 1 year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to 2 weeks. Logging out removes login cookies .
- Editing Cookies: Publishing/editing articles saves an extra cookie containing the post ID. No personal data is stored; expiration occurs after 24 hours .
Embedded Content
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). Such content behaves identically to visiting the source website, which may:
⚠️ Collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor interactions—especially if you are logged into that site
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Who We Share Your Data With
Password reset emails include your IP address .
Data Retention
- Comments: Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to auto-approve follow-up comments (skipping moderation queues) .
- User Data: Registered users’ profile information persists. Users can view/edit/delete their data anytime (except usernames). Site administrators can also access/edit this data .
Your Rights
If you have an account or have commented, you may:
- Request an exported file of your personal data we hold.
- Request erasure of your personal data (excludes data retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes) .
Data Transfers
Visitor comments undergo automated spam detection services .