1. Who We Are

This website is operated by:

Website Owner: ODED ARAD
Country: Germany
Website: https://odedarad.com
Contact Email: mail@odedarad.com

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, you may contact us at the email address above.


2. Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

a. Contact Forms

When you contact us through the contact form available at:
https://odedarad.com/?page_id=63

we may collect the following personal data:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Any information you choose to include in your message

Purpose of processing:
To respond to your inquiry and communicate with you.

Legal basis (GDPR):
Article 6(1)(b) – processing necessary for responding to a request
Article 6(1)(f) – legitimate interest in communication with website visitors

The submitted data is not used for marketing purposes and is not shared with third parties unless legally required.


b. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it.
The Gravatar privacy policy is available at:
https://automattic.com/privacy/

After approval, your profile picture (if applicable) may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.


c. Media Uploads

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images displayed on the site.


3. Cookies

This website uses cookies.

a. Comment Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies.
These cookies are for your convenience and last for one year.


b. Login Cookies

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

When you log in:

  • Login cookies last for two days
  • Screen preference cookies last for one year
  • If you select “Remember Me”, login persists for two weeks

Logging out removes login cookies.


c. Editing Cookies

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser.
This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.


4. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles).

Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited those websites directly.
These websites may:

  • Collect data about you
  • Use cookies
  • Embed third-party tracking
  • Monitor your interaction with the embedded content

This includes tracking if you are logged into an account on that external website.


5. Analytics and Tracking Technologies

This website may use standard analytics tools to better understand how visitors interact with the site.
These tools may collect anonymized or pseudonymized information such as:

  • Browser type
  • Device information
  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on pages

Where required by law, tracking is based on user consent.


6. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or rent your personal data.

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

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


7. How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
  • Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to handle the inquiry.
  • Registered users (if any) can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the European Union, you have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data
  • Request correction or deletion of your data
  • Restrict or object to processing
  • Request data portability
  • Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, contact us at:
mail@odedarad.com

This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.


9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services that may be located outside the European Union.

Appropriate safeguards are applied where required.


10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
The updated version will be published on this page.

Last updated: 14/12/25