Who we are
Our primary website address is: https://www.dalescott.net.
dalescott.net also hosts a SaaS business applications using subdomains (e.g. mantis.dalescott.net).
Administrative access to the dalescott.net server is by encrypted SSH public/private-key authentication only. Access to www.dalescott.net as well as hosted SaaS applications is encrypted using secure Let’s Encrypt HTTPS/TLS certificates, but the security of each hosted SaaS application is the sole responsibility of its developer.
Services provided on dalescott.net are considered Business Operational with a target availability uptime of 99% or greater during local extended business hours. Security of dalescott.net and hosted SaaS applictcations is continuously monitored by Security Scorecard, and any reported issues are promptly reviewed and acted upon.
The following information applies to our primary website only.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on dalescott.net 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) is provided to the Gravatar service. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Media
If you upload images to the website, be aware images may include embedded data (e.g. EXIF GPS location) that you may not wish to share. Visitors are generally able to download images, and could extract the embedded data.
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.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
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.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or 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.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments is checked through the Akismet Anti-spam service. The information we collect includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).