Privacy Policy for Neurodiversity Spark

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://www.neurodiversityspark.com.

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 assist with spam detection.

An anonymised hash of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can view Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly visible alongside your comment.

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 location data from images.

Cookies

• If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
• When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
• Upon logging in, cookies are set to store your login credentials and screen preferences:
  • Login cookies last for two days.
  • Screen options cookies last for one year.
  • If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks.
  • Logging out removes login cookies.
• Editing or publishing an article sets an additional cookie that stores the post ID. This cookie expires after one day and contains no personal data.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited the external site directly. These sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged into their services.

Data Sharing

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Data Retention

• Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to facilitate automatic approval of follow-up comments.
• For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except for their username). Website administrators also have access to this information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we delete any personal data we hold, excluding data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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