Look, I know nobody actually reads privacy policies. But this one is different…I wrote it like a normal human being, not a lawyer. So give it a shot.
My website: http://knowallfacts.com
Who Am I or Who We Are?
Hi, I’m Alex Rivers, and this is KnowAllFacts.com, a blog where I write about finance, health, technology, lifestyle, and travel. This page explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and what we do with it. Short version: nothing sketchy.
Comments
So you want to leave a comment? Awesome. When you do, the comments form collects your name, email, and whatever you type. We also grab your IP address and browser info automatically …not to be creepy, just to catch spam before it ruins the conversation.
One more thing… if you use a Gravatar profile picture, your email gets anonymized and checked against the Gravatar service to pull your photo. You can read their privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment gets approved, your profile picture shows up next to it publicly. That’s it.
Media & Images
If you ever upload an image to this site, heads up. Try to avoid photos that have location data (called EXIF GPS data) baked into them. Why? Because anyone visiting the site can potentially download that image and extract the location info from it. So just… strip that data before uploading. Most phones let you do this in settings.
Cookies
Okay real talk, cookies are just tiny files that help websites remember stuff so you don’t have to type the same things over and over. Here’s exactly what we use them for:
If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies so you don’t have to fill them in again next time. These cookies stick around for one year.
If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie gets set just to check if your browser accepts cookies at all. It has zero personal data in it and disappears when you close your browser.
If you log in, a few cookies get saved to keep you logged in and remember your display settings. Login cookies last two days. Display cookies last a year. If you tick “Remember Me” it stretches to two weeks. Log out and they’re gone.
If you publish or edit a post, one more cookie saves the ID of that post temporarily. It vanishes after one day and has no personal info in it.
Embedded Content From Other Sites
Sometimes articles here include embedded content, think YouTube videos, social media posts, that kind of thing. Here’s the honest truth about that: embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited that other website directly.
Those third-party sites can collect data about you, use their own cookies, and track how you interact with their content. Especially if you’re already logged into those platforms. That’s on them, not us… but I figured you should know.
Who We Share Your Data With
Honestly? Almost nobody. The one exception: if you request a password reset, your IP address gets included in that reset email. That’s standard and boring but legally I have to tell you.
How Long Do We Keep Your Data
Comments and their metadata stick around indefinitely. That sounds dramatic but it’s practical — it lets us recognize and auto-approve follow-up comments from people we’ve already verified, instead of holding everything in a queue forever.
If you ever register an account here, your profile info gets stored until you delete it. You can view, edit, or delete your personal info anytime by logging in. Website admins can also see and edit that info on the backend. The one thing nobody can change is a username once it’s set.
Your Rights Over Your Data
You’re in control. If you have an account here or have left comments, you can:
- Request a full export of all personal data we have on you
- Request that we delete your personal data entirely
Just reach out through the Contact page and I’ll sort it out. The only exception is data we’re legally required to keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons, but that’s a pretty small category.
Where Your Data Goes
Visitor comments get run through an automated spam detection service before they go live. That’s the only external processing that happens automatically.
Questions?
If anything here is unclear or you want to know more about how your data is handled, just head to the Contact page and ask. I actually read those messages.
— Alex Rivers, KnowAllFacts.com