Last updated: June 11th, 2025
Privacy Policy
At Sawadika, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you share with us when you browse our website.
Who we are
Our website address is https://sawadika.ca
Comments
When you leave a comment on our site, we collect the data entered in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent to help us detect spam.
An anonymized string (also called a hash) of 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 becomes publicly visible next to it.
Media
If you upload images to the site, we recommend avoiding including location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to extract this data from images available on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is solely for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter this information during your future visits. These cookies expire after one year.
If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie will be used to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
Once logged in, we use cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen preference cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will be kept for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies will be deleted.
When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data; it only indicates the ID of the article you edited. It expires after 24 hours.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). This content behaves exactly as if the visitor were viewing the other site directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to those sites.
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
If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our site (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their profile. You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except your username). Site administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your rights regarding your data
If you have an account or have left comments on the site, you can request to receive a file containing all the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request the deletion of this data. This does not include any 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.
