Who We Are
Welcome to Explore Your Brain. Our website address is https://www.exploreyourbrain.org. We prioritize the privacy of our visitors and are committed to ensuring the security and confidentiality of the information shared with us.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent details to help with spam detection. Additionally, an anonymized string (or hash) derived from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible alongside your comment. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy can be viewed here.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may be able to download and extract such location data from the images. To protect your privacy, it’s best to remove this data before uploading.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are stored for your convenience, so you won’t need to re-enter your details when you leave another comment. These cookies will remain active for one year.
When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
After logging in, we set up several cookies to store your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login session will be active for two weeks. When you log out, the login cookies are removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply stores the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on our site may contain embedded content such as videos, images, or other media from external websites. Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you were visiting the other website directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, track your interactions, or monitor your behavior with the embedded content, especially if you are logged into their account.
Data Sharing
We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties. The only information we collect is for analytical purposes, helping us to better understand how visitors interact with our site so we can improve the user experience. This data is anonymized and used strictly for enhancing site performance and functionality.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
Data Retention
When you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.
For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you’ve provided. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold, excluding data we are required to keep for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be reviewed by an automated spam detection service to ensure a safe and secure browsing experience for all users.
