Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.ancient-history-sites.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

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 leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, several cookies will be set to save your login information and your screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one 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 contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Our website may also use cookies for analytics and functionality purposes. Where required, you are given the option to manage your cookie preferences.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (for example videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited the other website directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Email subscriptions

If you choose to subscribe to updates on this website, your email address is collected for the purpose of sending occasional updates. Email subscriptions are managed through Mailchimp, a third-party email service provider. Your email address is stored and processed in accordance with Mailchimp’s privacy policy.

You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in every email.

Analytics

This website may collect anonymized usage data to better understand how visitors use the site and to improve content and functionality. This data does not identify individual users.

Who we share your data with

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

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.

For users who register on our website (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

Email subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, have left comments, or have subscribed to updates, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Email subscription data is processed by Mailchimp as part of delivering subscription services.