Who we are
Our website address is: https://bike.loc.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address may be provided to Gravatar. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval, your profile picture is visible publicly in the context of your comment.
Media
Registered users should avoid uploading photographs containing embedded EXIF GPS location data. Visitors may download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year.
When you visit the login page, we set a temporary cookie to check whether your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, cookies save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days and screen options cookies last one year. “Remember Me” keeps your login for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie containing the post ID is saved for one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles may include embedded content such as videos, images and articles. Embedded content behaves as if the visitor had visited the other website.
Those websites may collect data, use cookies, add third-party tracking and monitor your interaction with embedded content.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so follow-up comments can be recognised and approved automatically.
For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can see, edit or delete it at any time, except their username. Website administrators can also see and edit this information.
What rights you have over your data
You can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including data you provided. You can also request erasure, except data we must keep for administrative, legal or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.