🔒 Iron & Glow Privacy Policy: What We Collect & Why

We want you to understand exactly what information we collect when you use our website, https://ironandglow.com, and what we do with it.

💬 Comments

When you leave a comment, we collect:

The information you type into the comment form (your name, email, and the comment itself).
Your IP address (your device’s internet address).
Your browser details (like Chrome, Firefox, etc.).

We use your IP address and browser details to help automatically detect and block spam comments.
We use a service called Gravatar to check if you have a profile picture linked to your email. We send them an anonymous version of your email address (called a hash) for this purpose.
Once your comment is approved, your name and profile picture (if you use Gravatar) are visible to the public next to your comment.

If you upload images to our website, please be careful. Images often contain hidden location details (called EXIF GPS data).

You should remove any location data from your images before uploading them.
Anyone who visits our site can download your images and potentially extract these hidden location details.

Cookies are tiny files saved on your computer that remember things about you. They make using the site easier.

Scenario	What the Cookie Does	How Long It Lasts
Leaving a Comment	Saves your name, email, and website (if you choose “opt-in”).	1 year (so you don’t have to re-type it next time).
Visiting the Login Page	Sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies.	Discarded when you close your browser.
Logging In	Saves your login details and screen settings (like dark mode preference).	Login data: 2 days. Screen settings: 1 year.
“Remember Me” Selected	Keeps your login active for convenience.	2 weeks.
Editing/Publishing an Article	Saves a cookie that simply notes the post you edited.	1 day.

Articles on our site might include content from other places (like YouTube videos, Instagram images, or other articles).

This embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited that other website directly.
Those other websites may collect data about you, use their own cookies, and track your interaction with their content, especially if you have an account and are logged in with them (e.g., being logged into YouTube while watching an embedded YouTube video on our site).

We generally do not share your data, except in one specific instance:

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

We keep your comments and the details about them indefinitely.
This lets us automatically recognize and approve your future follow-up comments without having to manually review them every time.

If you register an account, we keep the personal information you provide in your user profile.
You can see, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (but you cannot change your username).
Our website administrators can also see and edit this information.

If you have an account or have left comments, you have the right to:

Request your data: Ask us for a file containing all the personal data we hold about you.
Request erasure (deletion): Ask us to erase any personal data we hold about you.

Note: We may have to keep certain data for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Visitor comments are automatically checked by a third-party service to detect and prevent spam.