Who We Are

Our website address is: https://manuscriptresearch.org.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the information shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string to help detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (a “hash”) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy can be found at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images displayed on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment,  you may choose to save your name, email address and website in cookies. These are provided for your convenience, so you do not need to re-enter your details when posting future comments. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, additional cookies are set up to store your login information and your display preferences.

• Login cookies last two days.
• Screen-options cookies last one year.
• Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks.
• Logging out removes these cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, another cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply records the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as it would if you visited the other website directly.

These external websites may:

• Collect data about you
• Use cookies
• Embed additional third-party tracking
• Monitor your interaction with the embedded content

This may include tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you are logged into your account on that external 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 stored indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve future comments without holding them for moderation.

For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You may also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.