Who We Are
Welcome to the official website of the PSSSL – https://psssl.org. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a secure online experience.
Information We Collect
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam.
We may also send an anonymized hash of your email address to the Gravatar service (if enabled) to check for a profile image. Their privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile image may be visible to the public.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to the website, we advise avoiding images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract this data if it is present in uploaded images.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to enhance your experience on our site:
Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for future convenience. These cookies last for one year.
Login Cookies: When you log in, cookies will store your login credentials and display preferences. Login cookies expire after 2 days; display cookies after 1 year. If you select “Remember Me,” the login cookie persists for 2 weeks.
Temporary Cookies: If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie checks whether your browser accepts cookies. It is deleted when you close your browser.
Post Editor Cookies: When editing or publishing content, a cookie is saved with the post ID. It contains no personal information and expires after 1 day.
You may disable cookies through your browser settings, but some features of the site may not function properly as a result.
Embedded Content from Third-Party Websites
Articles on this site may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves exactly as if you were visiting the external website directly. These sites may:
Collect data about you,
Use cookies,
Employ third-party tracking tools, and
Monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged in to their platform.
We do not control the data collection or privacy practices of these third-party websites.
Data Sharing
We do not sell or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes.
However, in specific scenarios such as a password reset request, your IP address may be included in the reset email for security purposes.
How Long Do We Retain Your Data
Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to enable automatic approval of future comments without moderation delay.
User Accounts: For registered users, we store the personal data provided in your user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their data at any time (excluding their username). Website administrators can also access and modify user data.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you may:
Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
Request that we delete any personal data we hold about you.
Note: This excludes data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To request data access or deletion, please contact us via the form on our website or by email at info@psssl.org.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be analyzed by automated spam detection services to ensure the safety and integrity of our platform.
Policy Updates
This privacy policy may be updated periodically. We encourage users to check this page regularly to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
Last updated: June 9, 2025