Who we are
Our website address is: https://carcostmonitor.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data entered in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid spam detection.
An anonymized hash created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can find Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from uploaded images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
A temporary cookie is set when you visit our login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we store login information and screen display choices in cookies. Login cookies last two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie storing the article ID is saved, expiring after one day
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, and articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same as if the visitor has accessed the external site directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor interactions with the embedded content, including tracking 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
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.1
- Registered users’ personal information is stored in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their information (except their username). Website administrators can also access and edit this data.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or ask us to erase it. This excludes data retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.