{"id":9,"date":"2012-08-26T20:53:09","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T20:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eoghan.me.uk\/notes\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2012-08-26T20:56:08","modified_gmt":"2012-08-26T20:56:08","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eoghan.me.uk\/notes\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy & Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am committed to protecting your privacy, and keeping you informed about how your information is used.<\/p>\n

Privacy<\/h2>\n

The purpose of this website is purely to post random thoughts, no personal information you enter on the site will ever be sold or exchanged with third parties.<\/p>\n

Cookies<\/h2>\n

I am committed to keeping the use of cookies (small text files saved to your computer) to a minimum – but some are necessary for the functioning of the website, and to help us make the website easier to use.<\/p>\n

I am actively working to eliminate ‘tracking’ cookies from this website. ‘Tracking’ cookies are provided by companies, and are designed to build up a profile of you as you browse different websites, in order to target advertisements at you.<\/p>\n

The cookies I do use are explained in the following sections.<\/p>\n

WordPress<\/h3>\n

This website has been built using WordPress<\/a> version 3, which places one ‘session cookie’ on your computer when you arrive on the website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Cookie name<\/th>\nData stored<\/th>\nWhen does it expire?<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
PHPSESSID<\/td>\nA random unique number or string of letters and numbers.<\/td>\nThe cookie is deleted when you close your web browser.<\/td>\nAs you browse around the pages on this site, the session cookie tells the website that you are the same person requesting the webpages, and not a new visitor to each page. This cookie does not identify you personally and is not linked to any other information we store about you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Registered users<\/h4>\n

WordPress uses the following cookies to enable registered users to log into the website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Cookie name<\/th>\nData stored<\/th>\nWhen does it expire?<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
wordpress_test_cookie<\/td>\nThe text ‘WP Cookie check’<\/td>\nA session cookie, deleted when you close your web browser.<\/td>\nWordPress sets this cookie when you navigate to the login page. The cookie is used to check whether your web browser is set to allow, or reject cookies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wordpress_xxxxx<\/td>\nYour login authentication details in an encrypted form<\/td>\nA session cookie, deleted when you close your web browser.<\/td>\nWordPress uses these cookies to store your authentication details, and their use is limited to the admin console area.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wordpress_logged_in_xxxxx<\/td>\nYour login details in an encrypted form<\/td>\nA session cookie, deleted when you close your web browser.<\/td>\nWordPress uses this cookie to indicate when you’re logged in, and who you are, for most interface use.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wp-settings-xxxxx,wp-settings-time-xxxxx<\/td>\nText indicating your preferred settings<\/td>\nPersistent cookie, expire a little under one year from the time they’re set.<\/td>\nWordPress uses this cookie to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Commentators<\/h4>\n

If you comment on an article on this website, WordPress uses the following cookies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Cookie name<\/th>\nData stored<\/th>\nWhen does it expire?<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
comment_author,comment_author_email,comment_author_url<\/td>\nYour name, email address and website address<\/td>\nPersistent cookies, which expire a little under one year from the time they’re set.<\/td>\nWordPress sets these cookies purely for convenience, so that you won’t need to re-type all your information again when you want to leave another comment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Further information is available in the WordPress Codex:<\/p>\n