Who we are
This website address is: https://www.appledystopia.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site 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. Anonymous commenting is permitted.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is 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 you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, 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.
This site uses Google Analytics and AdSense, both of which use cookies. For more information, please read Google’s privacy policy.
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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Appledystopia uses Google Analytics to aggregate data, which helps make this site better. Personal information, such as name or home address are not collected with Google Analytics. Google Analytics stores IP addresses and other personal technical details, however, these are inaccessible to Appledystopia. This data is necessary to provide essential geographic information which helps improve this site.
For more information, please read the Google Analytics terms of service.
Who we share your data with
Appledystopia implements advertising and analytics solely through Google’s services — AdSense and Analytics. This site does not collect any data through forms or user subscriptions. Comments can be submitted anonymously.
Appledystopia really doesn’t want to know who you are and is focused on creating high quality content. All third-party data sharing is completely automated and solely for the purposes of monetization and understanding the audience in an aggregated, anonymous way.
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. All users are permitted to submit comments anonymously.
This site does not allow user subscriptions or accounts. Appledystopia only retains data you enter in the comments form, which can be anonymous. IP addresses for commenters are logged and stored indefinitely.
What rights you have over your data
This site does not support user accounts. Personal user data is not stored on this site.
Comments can be deleted by the administrator by request. Use the comment form to submit a request for comment deletion. Please provide all necessary details to help locate and delete the comment.
Where we send your data
Comments collected on this site are not explicitly sent to any third-party services. Since they are public, however, they can be accessed by anyone who visits the webpage, including bots.
Your contact information
Contact Appledystopia by leaving a comment on any web page on this site.
Additional information
How we protect your data
All visitors from the EU are presented with non-personalized ads only, in compliance with the GDPR.
Appledystopia is hosted by one of the foremost hosting providers in the business. Their security measures effectively protect this site and your personal data. This site only collects personal data in the comments form, which may be completed anonymously.
For more information on privacy and data security provided by Appledystopia’s host, please read WPEngine’s legal information page.