Who we are
Our website address is: https://theperiodicthoughts.com.
Periodic Thoughts is an educational and informational website focused on chemistry, science, research, education, and related resources.
Contact Form
When you contact us through the website, we may collect your name, email address, and the information you include in your message. We use this information only to respond to your inquiry and communicate with you about your request.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
Cookies may be used to remember information you enter when leaving comments, such as your name and email address, so you do not have to re-enter those details each time.
If you log in to the website, WordPress may use temporary and login cookies to remember your preferences and keep you signed in. These cookies may remain for different periods depending on your settings.
If you edit or publish content on the website, WordPress may also store a temporary cookie identifying the post you edited. This cookie does not contain personal information and expires automatically.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to better understand how visitors use Periodic Thoughts, such as which pages are visited and general website traffic patterns. Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about website usage. This information helps us improve the website and its content.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We may use trusted service providers to operate and maintain this website, including website hosting, email, form processing, and spam-prevention services. We do not sell personal information provided through this website.
How long we retain your data
Contact form information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries and maintain appropriate records.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Privacy questions may be sent to hello@theperiodicthoughts.com.