Effective Date: July 21, 2025
Last Updated: July 21, 2025
This website, SageLael.com, is operated with care, narrative clarity, and respect for your digital dignity. This policy outlines what information is collected, how it’s used, and how your rights are respected across contexts and regions.
🧠 Who We Are
Website address: https://sagelael.com
This site reflects a mission of expressive storytelling, generational presence, and ethical stewardship.
🗂 Information We Collect
✍️ Comments
- We collect the data entered in comment forms, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help detect spam
- An anonymized email hash may be sent to Gravatar to check for your profile image (Gravatar Privacy Policy)
- After approval, your profile image may appear publicly alongside your comment
🖼 Media Uploads
- If uploading images, please avoid embedding location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors may download and extract such metadata from public images
🍪 Cookies
- Comment cookies: Save your name, email, and website in your browser for one year
- Login cookies:
- Temporary cookie tests browser compatibility
- Login credentials stored for 2 days; display preferences for 1 year
- “Remember Me” option keeps login active for 2 weeks
- Logging out removes these cookies
- Post editing cookie: Saves article ID after publishing (expires in 1 day)
📊 Analytics
- SageLael.com uses Google Analytics to understand site performance and visitor interaction
- Data includes pageviews, session duration, device type, browser details, and approximate location
- No personally identifiable information is collected unless you submit it voluntarily
- You can opt out via this Google browser add-on
📦 Embedded Content
- Pages may include embedded elements (videos, articles, images) from other sites
- These behave as if you visited the external site directly
- Third-party sites may collect data, set cookies, and track interactions
🔐 Data Use and Sharing
- Data is used to improve site clarity, design decisions, and visitor experience
- No personal data is sold or shared for advertising purposes
- If a password reset is requested, your IP address may be included in the reset email
📆 Data Retention
- Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to facilitate ongoing moderation
- If user accounts are enabled:
- Users may view, edit, or delete their personal data (except usernames)
- Site administrators may manage account information
🧭 Respecting Your Rights
In line with GDPR and CCPA principles, visitors may reach out via the contact page with inquiries or concerns about their data. SageLael.com honors reasonable requests with transparency and integrity.
🚦 Automated Spam Detection
Comments may be screened using automated spam detection services to uphold site integrity and quality.
🛡 Security and Ethical Intent
SageLael.com uses thoughtful safeguards to protect visitor data. All technologies and analytics are chosen to reflect our values: generational care, expressive clarity, and respectful digital stewardship.