Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 14, 2026

At Atomic Avatar, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit atomicavatar.com, how we use that information, and the choices you have regarding your personal data.

Information We Collect

Comments

When you leave a comment on our website, we collect the information you provide in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string. This data helps us detect and prevent spam.

If you include an email address, an anonymized hash of that address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check whether you have a profile image associated with it. Once your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media Uploads

If you upload images to the website, please be aware that those images may contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS metadata). Other visitors to the site could potentially download and extract this location information from uploaded images.

Embedded Content

Pages on this site may include embedded content from third-party websites, such as videos, images, or interactive media. Embedded content from other sites behaves exactly as if you had visited that external website directly.

These third-party sites may collect data about you, place cookies on your browser, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content — particularly if you are logged into an account on that platform.

 

Cookies

Comment Cookies

When you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website URL in cookies. This is a convenience feature so you don’t have to re-enter your details on future comments. These cookies are stored for one year.

Login Cookies

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

When you log in, we set additional cookies to store your login session and display preferences. Login cookies persist for two days, and display preference cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login session to two weeks. All login cookies are removed when you log out.

Editing Cookies

If you edit or publish content on the site, an additional cookie is saved in your browser to identify the post you edited. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.

 

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve our website
• Detect and prevent spam and abuse
• Display your profile and comments as part of the site experience
• Process account registrations and manage user profiles
• Respond to your requests, including password resets

 

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal information. In limited circumstances, your data may be shared as follows:

• Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
• Spam Detection: Comments submitted on our site may be processed through an automated spam detection service.
• Gravatar: Anonymized email hashes may be sent to the Gravatar service as described above.

 

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its associated metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and automatically approve follow-up comments without requiring manual moderation.

For registered users, we store the personal information provided in your user profile for as long as your account remains active. You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time through your account settings (with the exception of your username). Site administrators also have access to view and edit user profile information.

 

Your Data Rights

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you have the right to:

• Request an export of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us
• Request deletion of any personal data we hold about you

Please note that these rights do not extend to data we are legally required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

 

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