Long Now Design

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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 10/12/2025

Thank you for visiting Long Now Design. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

By using our website https://longnow.design, you agree to the terms outlined below.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://longnow.design

Long Now Design is a project focused on long-term, ethical, and regenerative design principles.
For any privacy-related questions, you may contact us at:
admin(at)longnow.design

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:

  • the data shown in the comments form,
  • the visitor’s IP address, and
  • the browser user agent string (for spam detection).

An anonymized string generated from your email address (a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it.
Gravatar’s privacy policy can be found here:
https://automattic.com/privacy/

After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if linked to Gravatar) becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.

3. Media

If you upload images to longnow.design:

  • Avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
  • Visitors may download and extract location data from images displayed on the website.

4. Cookies

Comment Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your:

  • name
  • email address
  • website

These cookies exist for your convenience and last one year.

Login Cookies

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

When you log in:

  • We create cookies to save your login session and your screen display preferences.
  • Login cookies last two days.
  • Screen options cookies last one year.
  • Selecting “Remember Me” extends login cookies to two weeks.
  • Logging out removes these cookies automatically.

Editor Cookies

If you edit or publish content:

  • An additional cookie is set in your browser.
  • It contains no personal data—only the post ID of the article you edited.
  • It expires after one day.

5. Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as:

  • videos
  • images
  • articles
  • social media posts

Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the originating website.

These external sites may:

  • collect data about you,
  • use cookies,
  • incorporate third-party tracking, and
  • monitor your interaction with embedded content (including tracking interactions if you are logged into their service).

Long Now Design is not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset:

  • Your IP address may be included in the reset email for security verification.

We do not sell or share your data with third-party marketers.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments

When you leave a comment:

  • The comment and metadata are stored indefinitely.
    This allows us to recognize and approve subsequent comments automatically.

User Accounts

For users who register on the site:

  • We store the personal information provided in their user profile.
  • Users may see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username).
  • Website administrators can also view and edit user information.

8. Your Data Rights

If you have an account on longnow.design, or have left comments, you may request:

  • an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including data you provided,
  • deletion of personal data we hold about you.

This does not include data we are required to retain for:

  • administrative purposes
  • legal compliance
  • security enforcement

To request access or deletion, please contact: [Insert email address]

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked using an automated spam detection service.

Other third-party tools (analytics, embedded content, hosting providers) may also process data as part of normal website operations.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically.
Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.”