Human-friendly info

This is a blog. If you comment, use a contact form, or sign up for email updates, we have the info you provide. If you opt out or unsubscribe, we honor that. We use the tiniest of cookie crumbs explained below. We don’t sell or lease personal info to third parties.

The website address is https://whywhatsnext.com controlled by Christopher James. For privacy related questions, write to privacy*at*whywhatsnext*dot*com or use the contact form.

Actual details

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

WP Statistics

I use the WP Statistics plugin to analyze traffic on this website. WP Statistics stores its data on my own server and does not transmit it to any third parties. Below, I describe what information we collect through WP Statistics, why I collect it, and how it is handled. If you have questions or concerns about our analytics practices, please contact me or review the WP Statistics Data Privacy guide.

I do not collect or store any information that can identify you personally via WP Statistics. This means:

• No Cookies: No tracking cookies or similar identifiers in your browser.
• Anonymized IP: Your IP address is anonymized and securely processed (e.g., hashed) so it can’t be reversed to identify you.
• Aggregated Statistics: Only tracks general activity like page views or country of access.
• Local Storage: All data is stored locally on the server; and is never shared with third parties.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

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

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options 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.

Akismet

We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet Anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).

MailPoet newsletter & emails

If you have subscribed to our newsletter or if you are a member of our website (you can log in) or if you have purchased on our website, there is a good chance you will receive emails from us.

We will only send you emails which you have signed up to receive, or which pertain to the services we provided to you.

To send you emails, we use the name and email address you provide us. Our site also logs the IP address you used when you signed up for the service to prevent abuse of the system.

This website can send emails through the MailPoet Sending Service. This service allows us to track opens and clicks on our emails. We use this information to improve the content of our newsletters.

No identifiable information is otherwise tracked outside this website except for the email address.

LiteSpeed Cache

This site utilizes caching in order to facilitate a faster response time and better user experience. Caching potentially stores a duplicate copy of every web page that is on display on this site. All cache files are temporary, and are never accessed by any third party, except as necessary to obtain technical support from the cache plugin vendor. Cache files expire on a schedule set by the site administrator, but may easily be purged by the admin before their natural expiration, if necessary. We may use QUIC.cloud services to process & cache your data temporarily. Please see https://quic.cloud/privacy-policy/ for more details.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

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 has visited the other website.

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

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

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

Terms of Use

By accessing and using our website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following Terms of Use. Please read these terms carefully. If you do not agree with any part of these terms, you must not use our website.

By using our website, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our website.

You may use our website for personal, non-commercial purposes only. You agree not to use the website for any unlawful or prohibited purpose.

When using our contact form, you agree to provide accurate and truthful information. You must not:

• Use false or misleading information.
• Use the contact form for spam or unsolicited communication.
• Upload or transmit any harmful or malicious content.

All content on this website, including text, graphics, logos, and images, is the property of Our Slice of History or its content suppliers and is protected by intellectual property laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from our content without express written permission.

By using our contact form, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in the Privacy Policy.

Disclaimer

The content on this website is provided for informational purposes only. We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of the information. Your use of the information on this website is at your own risk.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Our Slice of History shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (a) your use or inability to use the website; (b) any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein.

Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and it is your responsibility to review these terms periodically. Your continued use of the website after any modifications constitutes your acceptance of the revised terms.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at privacy*at*whywhatsnext*dot*com.

All content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license.

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