Privacy Policy

Who We Are

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


Comments

When you leave comments on GreenThumbChronicles.com, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized hash generated from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible publicly next to your comment.


Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract this data from your uploaded images.


Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year.

When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we create cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies remain for two days, while screen option cookies last a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply notes the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.


Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on GreenThumbChronicles.com may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited those sites directly. These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with their content, including if you are logged in to their site.


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, both the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments without placing them in moderation.

For users who register on our site (if any), we also store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except your username). Website administrators can also access and edit that information.


Your Data Rights

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


Where Your Data Is Sent

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