Who We Are

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

Comments

When you leave a comment on our site, the data entered in the comment form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent, are collected to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public next to your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, we recommend avoiding images that include GPS location data (EXIF). Visitors to the site may download and extract location data from these images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter this information the next time you leave a comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It 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 screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen preference cookies last for a 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 a post, 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 just edited. It expires after one day.

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 had visited the other website.

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

Use and Transmission of Your Personal Data

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

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 automatically approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website (if applicable), we also store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). 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 to receive a file containing all the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided to us. You can 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.