Who we are and what this policy covers
David Garda is an articles site at https://davidgarda.org. This page explains what information reaches our servers when you visit or interact with the site, why we keep it, who can see it, and the choices you have.
What reaches us when you browse
Like most sites, our hosting platform and the content delivery/cache layer record basic technical details whenever a page is requested. These server logs typically include your IP address, the date and time of the request, the address of the page requested, and information sent by your browser such as user agent and referrer. We use these logs to keep the site online, defend against abuse, measure site reliability, and troubleshoot errors.
Traffic to davidgarda.org may be routed through or cached by servers in multiple countries. That means your IP address and the requested resource can be processed outside your country.
Comments on articles
Many posts allow readers to leave a comment. If you choose to comment, WordPress asks for your name and email address and the text of your comment. Providing a website URL is optional. Your IP address and browser user agent are recorded to help with spam detection and site security.
If you choose the “save my details” option when commenting, WordPress places a cookie in your browser so your details are prefilled next time. That cookie is optional and exists only on your device.
Submitted comments are published together with the name you provide once approved. Your email address is not published.
Accounts and cookies
Registration is closed to the public. Administrators and other site staff who sign in receive session cookies that are required for login and editing functions. These cookies are set by WordPress and are only available to the logged-in user’s browser.
Aside from the optional commenter cookie described above and the administrative cookies for site staff, we do not place additional tracking cookies. We do not run analytics, advertising beacons, or affiliate trackers on this site.
If you email us
When you email one of our published addresses, we receive the contents of your message, your email address, and any headers and attachments your mail client includes. We use this information to respond and to manage the matter you raised, for example editorial pitches, partnership inquiries, takedown requests, or general feedback.
- General inquiries: [email protected]
- Editorial: [email protected]
- Partnerships: [email protected]
- DMCA/takedowns: [email protected]
- Contributions: [email protected]
- Privacy questions: [email protected]
Why we use your information
We handle the information described above to operate and protect the site, publish and moderate comments, respond to correspondence, and comply with legal obligations such as responding to valid rights notices. Where consent is required (for example, the optional commenter cookie), we rely on your choice. For other processing, we rely on our legitimate interests in running a functional, secure publication and on legal obligations where applicable.
Who can see it
Access is limited to the site’s administrators and service providers who help us host, cache, and deliver the site or send and receive email. These providers process information only to provide their services to us.
If you post a comment, the comment text and the display name you supplied are public once approved. Your email address and IP address are not published.
How long we keep it
• Server logs are kept for a period necessary to ensure security and reliability and may be retained longer when investigating abuse or incidents.
• Comments, once approved, are kept as part of the article’s record. You can ask us to remove a comment you submitted.
• Email correspondence is retained for as long as needed to handle your request and maintain appropriate records, and may be kept longer where legal obligations apply, such as DMCA matters.
Backups of the site and emails may retain data for additional time as part of disaster recovery.
Your choices and rights
You can choose not to leave a comment or not to save your details in a commenter cookie. You can also configure your browser to block or clear cookies.
Depending on your location, you may have rights to request access to the personal data we hold about you, to ask for corrections, deletion, or a copy, and to object to or restrict certain processing. We will honor these requests where applicable and feasible.
- To make a request, email [email protected] from the address associated with your request.
- If you are not satisfied with our response, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection or consumer privacy authority.
Children
This site is aimed at a general audience and is not directed to children. If you believe we have collected personal information from a child in a way that should be corrected or removed, contact us at [email protected].
Changes to this policy
If we change how we handle information on davidgarda.org, we will update this page. The new policy will apply from the time it is posted here.
Contact
Questions about this policy or your data on David Garda can be sent to [email protected]. For other topics, use the addresses listed above or see our Contact page.