Privacy & Cookie Policy

Geeky Adoptee was formally called Stray Thoughts Comics therefore some content may reflect that.

Cookie Policy

This site, Geeky Adoptee comics (www.geekyadoptee.com), uses cookies. To opt out please see the settings in your browser to adjust your cookies settings, however this may effect the functionality of this site.

Cookies are files sent by web servers to web browsers, and stored by the web browsers. The information is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables a web server to identify and track web browsers.

There are two main kinds of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are deleted from your computer when you close your browser, whereas persistent cookies remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach their expiry date.

In general cookies are used for:

  • WordPress users
  • Comment functionality
  • Analytic stats of how the sites is used and accessed which helps me improve my site

Here is an automatic detailed list of the cookies used on this site:

Cookie NameCookie CategoryDescriptionDuration
wordpress_2WordPress cookie for a logged in user.session
wordpress_logged_in_2WordPress cookie for a logged in usersession
wordpress_test_2WordPress cookie for a logged in usersession
wordpress_test_cookie2WordPress test cookiesession
wp-settings-1Wordpress also sets a few wp-settings-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. 1 year
wp-settings-time-2Wordpress also sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. 1 year
PHPSESSID1To identify your unique session on the websitesession
SESS1To ensure that you are recognised when you move from page to page within the site and that any information you have entered is remembered.session

Privacy

The following data is collected on this site:

  • IP & emails when making comments – used only for admin purposes only.
  • Email when you contact me – of course I will have a record of the email you send from.
  • None identifying stats collected when accessing this site – I use analytic stats programs which mainly tells me what browser and country people access the site with, what external links have been clicked from and to the site, what pages are visited and for how long, and search engine search terms used to find the site. I hope these stats will help me improve this site.

I do not activity have 3rd party ads on this site, and I want to keep it that way. I will not sell or pass on any personal details to a 3rd party unless with your permission.

Comments

All comments are held for moderation, but as this a side project I may not be able to approve them straight away.

I will endever to allow people to comment as freely as possible and any comments made by others may not reflect my own views or opinions. However I reserve the right to delete, edit or amend comments where appropriate without permission.

Comments are public so commenters share personal information (e.g. emails, urls) at their own risk.

 

 

If you would like to request a comment you made to be deleted or amended, or would like more clarification on any part of this page, please Contact me.