The LIFE-NITRAZENS project website (life-nitrazens.eu) is operated by the LIFE-NITRAZENS Consortium. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website. By using our website, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy.

DATA COLLECTION

• Comments: When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
  An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

• Cookies: As explained below, we use cookies for various purposes, including analytics. If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies to save you time when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect non-personal information such as website traffic data, IP addresses, browser types, and other metrics related to user behavior on the website. This helps us understand how visitors interact with the website to improve user experience. Google Analytics uses cookies to track your activity. For more information on how Google handles data, please visit Google’s Privacy Policy.

• No Image Uploads: Our website does not allow image uploads, so you will not be able to upload any images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS).

USE OF COOKIES

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and to collect data for analysis. The following types of cookies are used:

• Cookies for Comments: If you leave a comment, cookies will save your name, email, and website so you don’t have to fill out this information again when leaving another comment. These cookies are stored for one year.

• Cookies for Login: If you visit our login page (if applicable in the future), 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, several cookies will be set to save your login information and your screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks.
  If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

• Google Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics cookies to analyze how visitors interact with the website. These cookies collect non-personal information like browser type, device, and traffic data. This data is used to improve the website’s performance and usability.

• Managing Cookies: You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings, where you can accept or reject cookies or delete cookies from your device. For more details on how to manage cookies, visit the cookie settings page.

MEDIA AND CONTENT EMBEDDED FROM OTHER WEBSITES

• Embedded Content: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
  These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and embed third-party tracking systems. They may monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

• Third-Party Content: In the future, we may embed third-party content such as videos or news articles. When this happens, these external sites may collect data about you and use cookies. If this occurs, we will update our policy accordingly to ensure transparency.

DATA SHARING

• We do not sell or trade your personal information. We may share your data with third-party services only when necessary, such as Google Analytics, to improve the website’s functionality and performance.

HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA

• Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

• For Users (if any): If you register on the website (this feature is not currently enabled), we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username).

WHERE YOUR DATA IS SENT

• Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. We currently do not use a specific spam detection system, but this can be confirmed based on the plugins or third-party services we use in the future.