Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is https://www.vmsmysql.org. We are committed to protecting your privacy while you use our website and services. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal data.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data entered in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help in detecting spam.

Additionally, an anonymized string generated from your email address (a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can view the Gravatar service’s privacy policy here: Gravatar Privacy Policy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) will be visible alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, we recommend that you avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) in the images. Visitors to the website may download and extract location data from these images.

Cookies

When you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, so you don’t need to fill in these details every time you post a new comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will create a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.

Once you log in, we will set up several cookies to store your login details and screen preferences. Login cookies remain active for two days, while screen options cookies last for one year. If you choose the “Remember Me” option, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies will be deleted.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal information, only the post ID of the article you edited, and it expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on our site may feature embedded content, such as videos, images, or articles. Content embedded from other websites behaves as if the visitor has accessed the external website directly. These external sites may gather data about you, use cookies, track your interaction with the embedded content, and monitor your activity if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

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 allows us to recognize and automatically approve any follow-up comments without holding them in a moderation queue.

For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (though usernames cannot be changed). Website administrators can also access and modify that information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have posted comments, you can request an export of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided to us. You may also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you, except for information we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be reviewed through an automated spam detection service.