Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how Physics Theories (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses information from users (“you”) of our website, located at https://www.physicstheories.com (“Website”).
Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from users:
- Comments: When you leave comments on the Website, we collect the data you enter in the comment form, such as your name (optional), comment content, and your IP address. We also collect the browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
- Gravatar: An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you have a profile picture associated with it. You can find the Gravatar service privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
- Media: If you upload images to the Website, we recommend avoiding images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can potentially download and extract this information.
- Cookies: We use cookies to store information and preferences on your device. These can be:
- Comment Cookies: These cookies (lasting one year) allow you to save your name, email, and website details so you don’t need to re-enter them for future comments.
- Session Cookies: These temporary cookies are used to determine if your browser accepts cookies and are discarded when you close your browser.
- Login Cookies: We use cookies when you log in (lasting two days) to remember your login information and display preferences.
- Content Editing Cookies: These cookies (lasting one day) are used to remember the post ID of an article you edit.
- Embedded Content: Articles on our Website may contain embedded content from other websites (videos, images, articles, etc.). These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including if you have an account on the other website.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for several purposes:
- Comments: To manage and display comments on the Website.
- Gravatar: To display your profile picture next to your comments (if you have a Gravatar account).
- Media: To display images you upload to the Website.
- Cookies: To personalize your experience on the Website and remember your preferences.
- Security: To protect the Website from spam and other malicious activities.
Who We Share Your Information With
We may share your information with the following third parties:
- Gravatar Service: If you use Gravatar for your profile picture.
- Spam Detection Service: To verify comments and prevent spam.
- Website Administrators: They may have access to user information for administrative purposes.
Your Data Rights
You have several rights regarding your data:
- Access: You can request an exported file of your personal data we hold.
- Deletion: You can request us to erase your personal data, with exceptions for legal or security purposes.
- Modification: You can edit your user profile information (except username) at any time.
Data Retention
- Comments: We retain comments and their metadata indefinitely to recognize and automatically approve follow-up comments.
- User Data: Registered users’ information is stored in their user profile and can be edited or deleted by the user.
Data Transfer
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By email:
contactus@physicstheories.com
Updates to this Policy: We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Website. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes
