Privacy Policy

Who we are

Welcome to our platform located at https://trimyourlifeaway.com.

Feedback

When visitors engage with our content by leaving comments, we gather the information presented in the comment form, alongside the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, aiding in spam identification.

An anonymized hash derived from your email address might be shared with the Gravatar service to verify your usage. You can find the privacy policy of the Gravatar service here: https://trimyourlifeaway.com/privacy/. Upon comment approval, your profile picture becomes publicly visible within the context of your comment.

Media

When uploading images to our platform, it’s advisable to avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can retrieve and extract any location information from images on the platform.

Cookies

Opting to leave a comment on our platform allows for the storage of your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies serve your convenience, eliminating the need to re-enter your details for subsequent comments. They remain valid for one year.

Visiting our login page prompts the setting of a temporary cookie to ascertain your browser’s acceptance of cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded upon browser closure.

Upon logging in, we establish several cookies to retain your login credentials and screen display preferences. Login cookies persist for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. If you opt for “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out of your account removes the login cookies.

Editing or publishing an article results in the storage of an additional cookie in your browser, containing no personal data, and merely indicating the post ID of the edited article. This cookie expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from External Sources

Articles on our platform may incorporate embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.) from external sources, functioning similarly to direct visits to those sites.

These external sites may gather data about you, utilize cookies, embed additional third-party tracking mechanisms, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that particular website.

Data Sharing

Upon requesting a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Data Retention

Comments and their associated metadata are retained indefinitely to facilitate the automatic recognition and approval of subsequent comments, bypassing moderation queues.

For registered users on our platform, their provided personal information is stored in their user profile. All users maintain the ability to view, modify, or delete their personal information at any time (with the exception of username alterations). Website administrators also possess access to and the capability to adjust this information.

Data Rights

Users with an account or those who have left comments can request an exported file containing their provided personal data, along with the option to request the deletion of any personal data we hold. This exclusion doesn’t encompass data retention obligations for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Data Transmission

Visitor comments might undergo verification via an automated spam detection service.