Effective Date: February 14, 2026

Website Information

This privacy policy applies to mawuenag.com and explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

Information We Collect

Comments and Interactions

When you post a comment on our site, we collect the information you provide in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string. This technical data helps us prevent spam and maintain site security.

To display your profile picture with comments, we may share an anonymized hash of your email address with Gravatar. You can review Gravatar’s privacy practices at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Your profile picture becomes publicly visible once your comment is approved.

Uploaded Media

Any images you upload may contain embedded metadata, such as location information (EXIF GPS data). Please be aware that this metadata remains accessible to anyone who downloads your images from our site.

Cookies and Tracking Technology

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience:

• Comment Cookies: If you choose, we’ll save your name, email, and website for one year so you don’t need to re-enter this information with each comment.
• Session Cookies: A temporary cookie checks whether your browser accepts cookies when you visit our login page. This cookie contains no personal information and disappears when you close your browser.
• Authentication Cookies: Logging in creates several cookies that remember your login status and display preferences. Login sessions last two days by default, or two weeks if you select “Remember Me.” Screen preference cookies remain active for one year. All login cookies are deleted when you log out.
• Editing Cookies: Publishing or editing content saves a cookie containing only the post ID, which expires after one day.

Third-Party Embedded Content

Our articles may include embedded content such as videos, images, or posts from other websites. When you interact with this embedded content, those third-party sites may collect data about you, use their own cookies, and track your interactions—just as if you had visited their site directly. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these third-party services.

How We Use and Share Your Information

We use collected data to operate our website, prevent spam, and improve user experience. Your information is not sold or shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.

Data Retention

Comments and their associated metadata are stored indefinitely to facilitate automatic approval of future comments from recognized users and to maintain conversation continuity.

Registered users’ profile information is retained as long as the account remains active. You can view, modify, or delete your personal information at any time through your user profile (usernames cannot be changed). Site administrators also have access to view and edit this information for support purposes.

Your Privacy Rights

You have the right to:

• Access Your Data: Request a complete export of all personal data we hold about you, including information you’ve provided to us.
• Erase Your Data: Request deletion of your personal data, except where we’re legally required to retain it for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
• Manage Your Information: Update or delete your profile information at any time if you have an account.

To exercise these rights, please contact us through our website.

Automated Processing

Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services to protect site quality and security.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please contact us through mawuenag.com.

This privacy policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Please review it regularly to stay informed about how we protect your information.