Privacy Policy

This page follows the privacy policy currently published on Brahmavadini.in and covers comments, media, cookies, embedded content, data retention, and user privacy rights.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it.

After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data included. Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies will last for one year.

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

When you log in, we will also set up cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select Remember Me, your login will persist for two weeks.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.

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 so that follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically.

For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time except for their username. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.

You can also request that we erase personal data we hold about you, except any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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