Your Privacy Matters
This policy explains how thehakegamer.net collects, uses, and protects your personal data.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://thehakegamer.net
Comments
When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.
An anonymized hash of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. Once approved, your profile picture becomes visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images published on the site.
Cookies
Leaving a comment gives you the option to save your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience — so you don’t have to re-enter your details next time. These cookies last for one year.
Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Logging in sets several cookies to save your session and display preferences. Login cookies last two days; screen option cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login persistence to two weeks. Logging out removes all login cookies.
Editing or publishing an article saves an additional cookie containing only the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from external sources. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited that external website directly.
Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content — including if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email sent to you.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service before approval.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and automatically approve any follow-up comments rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
For registered users, personal information provided in your profile is stored for as long as your account exists. All 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 Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of all personal data we hold about you — including any data you have provided to us.
You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.