Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website: https://loechel-automation.de


Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown 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) of your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. For more information, see the Gravatar privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible publicly in the context of your comment.


Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from uploaded images.


Cookies

  • When leaving a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year and make it easier to leave future comments.
  • A temporary cookie is set on the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when the browser is closed.
  • Login-related cookies save your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login cookies to two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
  • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored for one day to indicate the post ID of the edited article. This cookie contains no personal data.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the external website directly.

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


Who We Share Your Data With

For password reset requests, your IP address is included in the reset email.


Data Retention

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
  • Registered users’ personal information is stored in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except their username. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

Your Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request:

  • An exported file of all personal data we hold about you
  • Deletion of your personal data (excluding information we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes)

Where Your Data Is Sent

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