Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website, Project Aatheria, is a dedicated space for fans of the classic MMORPG EverQuest. You can visit us at: https://www.projectaatheria.com.

Comments

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

An anonymized string (also known as a hash) may be created from your email address and provided to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, we advise against uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) due to privacy concerns. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience. If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience, so you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.

Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies, with no personal data collected. Logging in sets cookies to save your login info and display choices, with “Remember Me” keeping you logged in for two weeks. Editing or publishing an article sets an additional cookie that notes the post ID and expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Such content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited the source website, which may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction, especially if logged into their website.

Data Sharing

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.

Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for follow-up comment recognition and approval. Registered user information is stored in their user profile and can be edited or deleted at any time (username changes are not permitted), with website administrators also having access to this information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data we hold, including any data provided by you. You can also request the erasure of your personal data, not including data retained for administrative, legal, or security needs.

Data Processing

Visitor comments may be screened through an automated spam detection service to maintain the integrity of our site.