Welcome to The Simulactory’s Privacy Policy! Your privacy is important to us, and we want to make sure you understand how we handle your data. Our website address is: https://www.simulactory.com.au
Comments
When you leave a comment on our site, we collect information from the comment form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help us detect spam. If you use Gravatar, your profile picture becomes visible to the public alongside your comment. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/
Media
If you upload images to our site, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). This way, other visitors won’t be able to extract any location data from the images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. That way, you won’t need to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be saved in your browser, indicating the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). This content behaves as if you’re visiting the other website, which may collect data, use cookies, or embed additional third-party tracking.
Data Sharing
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data Retention
When you leave a comment, we keep the comment and its metadata indefinitely to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. Users can edit or delete their information anytime (except changing their username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Rights over Your Data
If you have an account or left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you or ask us to erase it. We’re not obliged to remove data needed for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.