Who we are
Our website address is: https://linuxgeekery.com.
If you require more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, you are welcome to contact us by email at info@linuxgeekery.com.
At Linuxgeekery, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. All data collected through the use of our website site is intended to be used as a means to better serve our current and future readers.
This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected by Linuxgeekery and how it is used.
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.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt to save 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.
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 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.
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.
What rights do 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 your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Change of Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of March 1, 2024.
If our Privacy Policy or procedures change, we will immediately post those changes on our Site. You can access our most recent Privacy Policy on https://linuxgeekery.com Any such changes will be effective immediately upon being posted, unless otherwise stated in the change.