Privacy Policy

Who We Are – CradleJourney.com

Our website address is: https://cradlejourney.com

Comments

When visitors leave comments on CradleJourney.com, we collect the information provided in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can view the Gravatar service privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible publicly alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our site, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to CradleJourney.com may be able to download and extract location details from uploaded images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies remain active for one year.

A temporary cookie is set on the login page to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is removed once you close your browser.

Upon login, several cookies are created to store login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, display preference cookies for one year, and if you select “Remember Me,” your login will remain active for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only identifies the post ID of the edited article. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on CradleJourney.com may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from external websites behaves the same way as if you visited those websites directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, especially if you are logged into their services.

Who We Share Your Data With

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

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to help us recognize and automatically approve follow-up comments.

For registered users (if applicable), personal information provided in user profiles is stored securely. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time, except for usernames. Website administrators may also access and manage this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on our website or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you have provided to us.

You may also request that we erase your personal data, except for information we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.ervice.