Dear Diet

Privacy Policy for Dear Diet

Who We Are
Our website address is: https://deardietdd.com.

Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to determine if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After comment approval, your profile picture becomes publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors may download and extract such data.

Cookies

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and last for one year.

  • When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check browser cookie support. It is discarded upon closing your browser.

  • Upon login, we set cookies to save your login info and display preferences. Login cookies last two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected), and display preference cookies last one year.

  • When you log out, login cookies are removed.

  • Editing or publishing an article sets a cookie storing the post ID, expiring after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). This content behaves as if you visited the external site directly. These websites may collect your data, use cookies, track interactions, and monitor usage—especially if you’re logged in to those sites.

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
Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize follow-up comments automatically.
For registered users (if any), we store personal data provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their data anytime (except username). Admins can also view and edit that information.

Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data. You may also request deletion of your data, except where retention is required for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be screened via an automated spam detection service.