Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is https://mana.org

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information is used to aid in spam detection.

Additionally, an anonymized string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can find the privacy policy for the Gravatar service here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public along with your comment.

Media

When uploading images to the website, it is recommended to avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website have the ability to download and extract any location data from the images.

Cookies

When you leave a comment on our site, you have the option to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are designed for your convenience, so you won’t have to fill in your details again the next time you leave a comment. These cookies will remain active for one year.

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

Upon logging in, we will establish multiple cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies will persist for two days, while screen options cookies will remain active for one year. If you select the “Remember Me” option, your login will be saved for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be deleted.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not contain any personal data and merely indicates the post ID of the edited article. It will expire after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

This site may contain articles with embedded content such as videos, images, and articles. Embedded content from other websites functions similarly to visiting the actual website.

These websites may collect your data, use cookies, incorporate third-party tracking, and track your interaction with the embedded content. This includes monitoring your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data

Comments and their associated metadata will be kept indefinitely to facilitate automatic recognition and approval of follow-up comments, without the need for moderation.

For registered users, any personal information provided in their user profile will be stored. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for the username. Website administrators also possess the ability to access and modify this information.

What rights do you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your data. This file will include any data you have provided to us. Additionally, you have the option to request the erasure of any personal data we hold about you. However, please note that administrative, legal, or security purposes may require us to retain certain data.