Personal data we collect and why we collect it
Who we are
Our website address is: https://climatologica.org.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
All content published on this website is generally original content that may quote, or refer to, primary, secondary, and/or tertiary sources. Every attempt has been made to credit all sources cited in our articles, videos, or audio productions. The use of sources in our articles, videos, or audio productions does not constitute licensed use of that content for any purpose other than under the “fair use” doctrine for which it was used. Original content refers to words, images, and audio that was produced by Climatologica and not from any other source. Original content published on this website is protected by copyright and is for the exclusive use of Climatologica and may not be reproduce without permission of Climatologica.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies 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.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Climatologica uses Google Analytics to capture site data and is used only to measure site performance metrics
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 is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of 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. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
What third parties we receive data from
As previously mentioned, Climatologica uses Google Analytics to capture site data that is used only to measure site performance metrics. It is the prerogative of Climatologica to run Google AdSense or Google Ads on some or all of our site pages. This should not be construed or assumed that any user content; that is articles, images, videos, text, ideas or any other creative content, is directly or indirectly monetized by Climatologica. It should also be understood that any content uploaded to any comment area on Climatologica website is done so freely and without the expectation of compensation unless previously agreed to by Climatologica. Further, all advertising revenue generated by this website will be retained by Climatologica.