Our website address is: https://instruvu.com (“InstruVU,” “we,” “our,” or “us”).
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the information displayed in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if linked to Gravatar) becomes visible publicly alongside your comment.
If you upload images to our website, please avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may download and extract any location data from publicly posted images.
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These exist for your convenience so you do not need to re-enter your information the next time you comment. These cookies last for one year.
When you visit the login page, we 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, several cookies store your login information and screen-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 the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires in one day.
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or other media).
Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as though the visitor has viewed the external website directly.
These websites may:
collect data about you,
use cookies,
embed third-party tracking, and
monitor your interaction with the embedded content (including tracking if you are logged in to that website).
We have no control over third-party websites or their privacy practices.
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for security purposes.
We do not sell or share personal data with third parties except where necessary for site functionality, security, or legal compliance.
Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
User Accounts: For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except username changes). Website administrators can also access and modify this information.
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request:
A copy of the personal data we hold about you (including any data you have provided).
Erasure of your personal data, except for data we are obligated to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To make a data request, please contact us using the information provided on our website.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam-detection service.
