Privacy Policy
Learn how PICO Experiment collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is www.picoexperiment.com.
2. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website, certain information may be collected through comments, uploaded media, cookies, and embedded content.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the information entered in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string generated from your email address (a hash) may be provided to Gravatar to determine whether you use the service. You can review the Gravatar privacy policy. After your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly visible alongside it.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, we recommend removing embedded location information (EXIF GPS data). Visitors may be able to download images and extract that information.
3. Cookies
Our website may use cookies to support essential functionality and improve the experience of visitors and registered users.
- Comment cookies: If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- Login verification: When you visit the login page, a temporary cookie checks whether your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
- Login preferences: Login cookies last for two days, while screen display preferences last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks.
- Publishing cookies: When you edit or publish an article, a cookie containing the post ID may be saved for one day. It contains no personal data.
Logging out removes your login cookies.
4. Embedded Content
Pages and articles on this website may contain embedded content, including videos, images, and articles from other websites.
Embedded content behaves as though you visited the originating website directly. These third-party websites may collect information, use cookies, implement additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, including when you are logged in to an account with that service.
5. Data Retention
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments without requiring manual moderation each time.
If user registration is enabled, we store the personal information provided in user profiles. Registered users may view, edit, or delete their personal information, except for their username. Website administrators may also access and edit this information.
6. Your Privacy Rights
If you have an account on this website or have submitted comments, you may request an exported copy of the personal data we hold about you, including information you provided.
You may also request that we delete your personal data. This does not include information that must be retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
7. Spam Detection and Third-Party Services
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Information associated with comments may be processed by that service to identify unwanted or potentially harmful submissions.
Questions About Privacy?
For questions about this Privacy Policy or requests concerning your personal information, please contact the PICO Experiment website administrators through the appropriate official contact channel.