Who We Are
Our website address is: https://wecare-germany.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal data when you interact with our site.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user‑agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymised hash created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval, your profile picture becomes visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images, avoid embedding location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt‑in to saving your name, email and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
When you visit the login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies; it is deleted when you close your browser.
Upon login, we set cookies to save your login info and display choices. Login cookies last two days (two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected); screen‑options cookies last one year. Logging out removes these cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie saves the post ID you edited and expires after one day.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other sites behaves exactly as if you visited the other site, which may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We do not share your data with third parties except as required by law.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are kept indefinitely to recognise and approve follow‑up comments automatically.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their profile. All users can view, edit or delete their personal data at any time (username cannot be changed). Site administrators can also view and edit that information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you or request that we erase it, except data we must keep for administrative, legal or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam‑detection service.