Privacy Policy for YardMines.net
Effective Date: 9/1/2025
At YardMines.net, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your data.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://yardmines.net.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, 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 (also called a hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
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If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These last for one year.
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If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It is discarded when you close your browser.
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When you log in, we use cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, display options for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove login cookies.
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If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply records the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited the other website directly.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content, including tracking your activity if you are logged into their platform.
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
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Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
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For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except username changes). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you have provided. You may also request that we erase your personal data.
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.
