Privacy Policy

WeaponsFM

Who we are

This is WeaponsFM, a techno music & culture blog. Our web address is: https://weapons.fm/, and we are based in Brooklyn, NY.

Comments

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

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

This site uses embeds from Bandcamp, SoundCloud, YouTube, and Beatport to share music and related content. These platforms may collect data, use cookies, and track your interactions with their embedded content. For more details, please refer to their respective privacy policies:

Who we share your data with

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

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. For more information, please see the Akismet Privacy Policy.

Jetpack

We use Jetpack Analytics to gather information about website visitors to better understand how our site is being used and to improve its performance.

What data is collected:

  • IP address
  • User agent (browser type, version)
  • Referrer URL
  • Pages visited and actions taken on the website
  • Approximate geolocation (derived from the IP address)

How the data is used:

  • To analyze trends and usage patterns on our website
  • To monitor website performance and resolve technical issues

Who has access to this data:

Jetpack’s parent company, Automattic, has access to this data for the purpose of providing analytics services.

Data retention:

Jetpack Analytics retains this data for up to 28 days by default.

For more information, please refer to Jetpack’s Privacy Policy and Automattic’s Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

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