Who We Are
We are me. Not you. Not them. Just me. This site? It’s mine, not yours, and you can find it at https://ledrum.is. No, seriously, that’s the URL. Not some other URL, just this one. Bookmark it if you like, but that’s your choice, not mine.
Comments
When you, dear visitor (who is not me), leave a comment on this site, the magic machine running the show collects the data you kindly provide in the comments form. It also snags your IP address and browser user agent string—basically, it knows where you are and what you’re using to look at my amazing content. Why? Because it needs to detect spam, obviously. Not that you would spam me, but hey, the internet’s a wild place.
Media
If you happen to upload any media, like pictures or videos, first of all, why are you doing that? But if you do, make sure it doesn’t include embedded location data (EXIF GPS) because the people who know how to extract that info might find out where you’ve been, and that’s just creepy. So, let’s avoid that awkward situation, shall we?
Cookies
Ah, cookies. Not the delicious kind, sadly. If you leave a comment (because you’re nice like that), you can opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. This is solely for your convenience, so next time you want to grace my site with your thoughts, you won’t have to re-type all that info. These cookies will hang around for a year, kind of like that fruitcake you never eat but never throw away.
Now, if you’re feeling adventurous and visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to see if your browser is down with cookies. This cookie contains no personal data (sorry, cookie stalkers), and will vanish as soon as you close your browser.
When you log in (assuming I ever let you do that), several cookies will be set up to save your login info and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, screen options for a year. But if you choose “Remember Me” (which is kind of clingy, but whatever), your login will stick around for two weeks. If you log out, those cookies will pack their bags and leave. And if you edit or publish an article, another cookie will be saved—this one has no personal data, just the post ID of what you just worked on. It’ll self-destruct after 24 hours.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content, like videos, images, or even other articles. When you interact with embedded content, it’s like you’ve gone to the other website without actually going there. These sites might collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interactions with the embedded content, just in case you were feeling too secure.
Who We Share Your Data With
In case you ever need a password reset (because who can remember all their passwords?), your IP address will be included in the reset email. That’s it. No sneaky sharing with random third parties who’d love to spam you with ads for stuff you don’t need.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment (and I hope you do), it and its metadata will be kept indefinitely. Why? So I can automatically approve follow-up comments instead of them languishing in moderation limbo. For users who register on my site (if any ever do), I also store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can see, edit, or delete your info whenever you want (except you can’t change your username because, let’s face it, you chose it, so now you’re stuck with it). Website administrators (me, myself, and I) can also see and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you’ve got an account on this site, or if you’ve left comments, you can ask for an exported file of the personal data I hold about you, including anything you’ve generously shared with me. You can also request that I erase any personal data I hold about you. But don’t get too excited—this doesn’t include any data I’m obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons. Some things, like glitter, are just hard to get rid of.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Just a heads up: visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Because spam is bad, and nobody likes it—not even the machines.
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