1. Who we are
Our website address is: https://mychessposters.com.
2. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data entered in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval, your profile picture will be publicly visible next to your comment.
3. Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
Visitors can download and extract location data from images posted on the site.
4. Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, so you don’t have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
📌 Other cookie uses:
- When you visit the login page, a temporary cookie will be set to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
- When you log in, we set several cookies to store your login information and screen preferences.
- Login cookies last two days.
- Screen preference cookies last one year.
- If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
- If you log out, the login cookies are deleted.
- If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.
5. Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles).
Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website.
These websites may:
✔ Collect data about you
✔ Use cookies
✔ Track your interaction with embedded content if you are logged into their website
6. Use & Transmission of Personal Data
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
7. Data Retention Period
- If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profile.
- All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username).
- Site administrators can also view and edit this information.
8. Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request a file containing all personal data we hold about you.
📌 You can also request the deletion of your personal data. This does not include data stored for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
9. Data Transmission
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.