Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website is located at https://sevenserpents.com.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the data entered in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.

Contact Forms

We may collect information you provide through contact forms, such as your name, email address, and message content, to respond to your inquiries.

Cookies

  • If you comment on our site, you can opt-in to cookies that save your name, email address, and website for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

  • Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

  • Upon logging in, we set cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login to two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

  • Editing or publishing an article saves a cookie with the post ID, containing no personal data, which expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. This content behaves as if you visited those sites directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, or monitor your interactions, especially if you’re logged into their services.

Analytics

We may use analytics tools to collect data on website usage to improve our services. Details are available upon request.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not share your personal data with third parties except as necessary for spam detection (e.g., automated services) or as required by law.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to streamline approval of follow-up comments. For registered users, personal information in user profiles is stored as long as the account is active. You can edit or delete this information (except your username) at any time. Administrators can also view and edit this data.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or ask us to erase it. This does not include data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes. To make a request, contact us using the information below.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be processed by an automated spam detection service to ensure site integrity.

Contact Information

For questions or requests regarding your data, please contact us via our website’s contact form at https://sevenserpents.com.

Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure.

Data Breach Procedures

In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users promptly and take necessary steps to mitigate harm, in accordance with applicable laws.

Third-Party Data

We do not receive personal data from third parties unless explicitly stated in this policy (e.g., spam detection services).

Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling with user data.

Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements

We comply with all applicable data protection regulations and will update this policy as needed to reflect legal requirements.