Privacy Policy
About Kalinalon
Kalinalon (“the Blog” or “this Website”) is a personal blog focused on skincare insights, self-care discussions, and promoting Filipino skincare brands. The Website is owned and operated by an independent writer, providing content for informational and educational purposes. The official website address is https://kalinalon.com/
For privacy-related concerns, visitors may contact Kalinalon through the provided contact form on the Website.
Collection of Personal Data
Comments
When visitors leave comments, the Website collects:
Data entered in the comments form
Visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string (for spam detection)
An anonymized string (hash) generated from the visitor’s email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if the visitor is using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once a comment is approved, the visitor’s profile picture (if available) will be publicly visible alongside the comment.
Media
If visitors upload images to the Website, they should avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as other visitors may extract such data.
Cookies
The Website uses cookies to enhance user experience.
If a visitor leaves a comment, they may opt-in to saving their name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
If a visitor accesses the login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if the browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when the browser is closed.
Login and screen preference cookies:
Login cookies last two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected).
Screen options cookies last one year.
Logging out removes all login-related cookies.
If an article is edited or published, a cookie is stored in the visitor’s browser (expires after one day).
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this Website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles).
Embedded content behaves the same way as if the visitor accessed the external website directly.
These external websites may:
Collect visitor data
Use cookies
Embed third-party tracking
Monitor visitor interactions, especially if logged into an account on that website
Data Sharing
If a visitor requests a password reset, their IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data Retention
If a visitor leaves a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely for automated approval of follow-up comments.
For registered users (if any), personal information in their profile is stored. Users can view, edit, or delete their data at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also access and edit this information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
Visitors who have left comments or have an account may request:
An exported file of their personal data collected by the Website
Deletion of their personal data (excluding data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes)
Third-Party Services and Data Processing
The Website may use third-party services, such as:
Automated spam detection services to monitor comments.
Google Analytics or similar tools to collect anonymized visitor activity data.
Affiliate marketing programs that may use cookies to track referral activity.