Privacy Policy

&Tab;&Tab;<div data-elementor-type&equals;"wp-page" data-elementor-id&equals;"3" class&equals;"elementor elementor-3">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae326ed e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent" data-id&equals;"2ae326ed" data-element&lowbar;type&equals;"container">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"e-con-inner">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"elementor-element elementor-element-738f5920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id&equals;"738f5920" data-element&lowbar;type&equals;"widget" data-widget&lowbar;type&equals;"text-editor&period;default">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Privacy Policy for The Earth Current<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Website&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;theearthcurrent&period;com">https&colon;&sol;&sol;theearthcurrent&period;com<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Table of Contents<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;<ol class&equals;"wp-block-list">&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"&num;who-we-are">Who We Are<&sol;a><&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"&num;comments">Comments<&sol;a><&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"&num;media">Media<&sol;a><&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"&num;cookies">Cookies<&sol;a><&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"&num;cookie-consent-eu--gdpr-compliance">Cookie Consent &lpar;EU &sol; GDPR Compliance&rpar;<&sol;a><&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"&num;embedded-content-from-other-websites">Embedded Content from Other Websites<&sol;a><&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"&num;google-adsense-and-third-party-advertising">Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising<&sol;a><&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"&num;who-we-share-your-data-with">Who We Share Your Data With<&sol;a><&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"&num;how-long-we-retain-your-data">How Long We Retain Your Data<&sol;a><&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"&num;your-rights">Your Rights<&sol;a><&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"&num;where-your-data-is-sent">Where Your Data is Sent<&sol;a><&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"&num;contact-us">Contact Us<&sol;a><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Who We Are<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The Earth Current &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;we&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;our&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;us”&rpar; is committed to protecting your privacy while providing informative content on climate change&comma; science &amp&semi; technology&comma; and world affairs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Comments<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>When visitors leave comments on the site&comma; we collect the data shown in the comments form&comma; along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam&period; An anonymized string from your email &lpar;a hash&rpar; may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it&period; After approval&comma; your profile picture is visible in the context of your comment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Media<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>If you upload images&comma; avoid embedding location data &lpar;EXIF GPS&rpar; as visitors can download and extract this information&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Cookies<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>We use cookies for your convenience&comma; including&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul class&equals;"wp-block-list">&NewLine;<li>Saving your comment details for future comments &lpar;lasts 1 year&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li>Login cookies to remember your session &lpar;lasts 2 days&comma; or 2 weeks if &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Remember Me” is selected&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li>Screen options cookies &lpar;last 1 year&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li>Editing&sol;publishing cookies &lpar;last 1 day&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Cookie Consent &lpar;EU &sol; GDPR Compliance&rpar;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>By using our site&comma; you consent to the use of cookies for site functionality&comma; analytics&comma; and personalized advertising&period; You can manage or withdraw your consent at any time via your browser settings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Embedded Content from Other Websites<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Articles may include embedded content &lpar;videos&comma; images&comma; etc&period;&rpar;&period; Embedded content behaves as if the visitor has visited the other website&period; These sites may collect data&comma; use cookies&comma; embed third-party tracking&comma; and monitor interactions if you are logged in&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>We use Google AdSense to display ads on our site&period; Google&comma; as a third-party vendor&comma; uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites&period; Google may also use data collected via cookies or anonymous identifiers for personalized advertising&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Who We Share Your Data With<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul class&equals;"wp-block-list">&NewLine;<li>If you request a password reset&comma; your IP address is included in the reset email&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li>Comment data may be shared with an automated spam detection service&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">How Long We Retain Your Data<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;<ul class&equals;"wp-block-list">&NewLine;<li>Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;<li>Registered users’ personal data is stored in their profiles&period; Users can see&comma; edit&comma; or delete personal info at any time &lpar;except username&rpar;&period; Administrators can manage this data as well&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Your Rights<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>If you have an account or have left comments&comma; you can request an exported file of your personal data or request its deletion&period; This does not include data we are legally required to retain&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Where Your Data is Sent<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services and third-party advertising platforms like Google AdSense&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Contact Us<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>For any questions regarding this privacy policy or your data&comma; contact us at&colon; <strong>theearthcurrent&commat;gmail&period;com<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p> <&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;