Privacy Policy – The Herbatica

Website: https://theherbatica.com

When visitors leave comments on the site, the information shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser information, is collected to help detect spam.
After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if you use Gravatar) will be visible next to your comment.
Gravatar privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/

When uploading images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
Visitors can download and extract location data from images uploaded to the site.

If you leave a comment and choose “Remember Me,” your name and email will be stored in cookies for one year for your convenience.
If you log in, cookies store your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last for 2 days; screen preference cookies last for 1 year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for 2 weeks.
When you edit or publish an article, a temporary cookie is saved in your browser to identify the post ID. This cookie expires after 1 day.

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address to send updates, content, and promotional emails.
Your email will only be used for the newsletter and related communications.
You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email.
We do not share your email with third parties except for trusted email service providers (e.g., Mailchimp, Brevo) who process the data on our behalf.
By subscribing, you consent to receive emails from Herbatica according to this Privacy Policy.

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles).
Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly.
These external websites may collect data, use cookies, embed tracking, and monitor your interaction with the content.

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

Comments and metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For registered users, personal information provided is stored in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information (except usernames). Administrators can also manage this information.
Newsletter subscriber emails are stored as long as the user remains subscribed.

If you have an account, have left comments, or subscribed to the newsletter, you can request an exported copy of the personal data we hold about you.
You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold (except data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes).

Newsletter emails are processed by trusted third-party email providers (e.g., Mailchimp, Brevo) on our behalf.

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