Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://howdyfox.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, including the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. Additionally, an anonymized string created from your email address (referred to as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here: Gravatar Privacy Policy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public within the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please ensure that you do not include embedded location data (EXIF GPS) within the images, as other visitors to the website can download and extract this location data from them.

Cookies

When you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. This way, you won’t have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will remain valid for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This temporary cookie does not contain any personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies will remain valid for two days, while screen options cookies will last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

Additionally, when you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser, which contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. This cookie will expire after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) that behave in the same manner as if the visitor had visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. This tracking includes monitoring your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

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

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This retention is for the purpose of recognizing and automatically approving any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you have the right to request an exported file containing the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. However, please note that this does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

If you have any concerns or questions about our privacy policy, please contact us.