Security of data
The data sent between you and this website is encrypted.
Collected data
User agent strings
When your user agent (for example, a browser) sends a request to this website (for example, visiting a page or viewing an image), the server adds an entry to a log in the Combined Log Format (external link). This entry includes:
- Your IP address.
- The time at which you requested the file.
- How you requested the file.
- The name of the file that you requested.
- The technical communication standard used by your user agent.
- The result of your request (for example, if the file was found, whether there was an error, etc.)
- The size of the file that you requested.
- The URL from where you came (for example, if you clicked a link to access a page).
- The user agent string sent by your user agent (usually identifying things such as your operating system and browser).
The data is stored to be able to analyze traffic patterns in the case of an attack on the website. The data may also be used to collect aggregated user statistics. These aggregated statistics does not contain information that can be used to identify any individual person, and are therefore completely anonymous. The data is not used to profile visitors.
The data collected is sent automatically as part of the way the Internet works, and its transmission is therefore a technical necessity. Many user agents allow you to change the user agent string, which will not in any way impact your access to this website. Refer to your user agent’s documentation for more information on how to do so for your particular user agent.
To match the location of the majority of our visitors, this website is hosted in the United States, which is consequently also the location of the server logs.
The server data is accessible to the webmaster for the purposes listed above. The data can also be accessed by the web hosting company, for example for maintenance or security purposes.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help 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: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. 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 several 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 log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
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 websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and 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.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
The server log is automatically deleted every month. The log may be stored for a longer period of time, for example if required by law or court order, or in order to secure evidence of an attack on the website.
What rights you have over your data
If you have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
It is not possible for us to connect you to the log entries that your visits have generated. When you send your request, it is therefore necessary for you to provide sufficient information to identify the log entries that you have generated (for example, an IP address and a time). Because we may not send the data of other persons to you, you must also provide sufficient proof that the information represented you at the specific times. Once we have received your request, we will send you the information we have within 30 days.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Data protection officer
The data protection officer of this website is Christian Ankerstjerne, who can be contacted by e-mail at webmaster@stilllookingforaname.com
Privacy complaints
If you wish to complain about how we handle your data, you can write to:
Datatilsynet
Borgergade 28, 5
1300 København K
Denmark
+45 33 19 32 00
dt@datatilsynet.dk