Last Updated: June 21, 2026
Who we are
Our website address is: https://captainplanent.com.
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/. If you check the box to opt-in for Gravatar, after approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment. Gravatar avatars are cached on the web server.
When visitors leave comments on the site or use the contact forms, these submissions are filtered using Akismet spam filter. The submitted information, along with the visitor’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL, will be transmitted to Akismet. The Akismet spam filter privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Contact Form/Mailing List
When you sign up for our mailing list, your email is transmitted and stored using Kit. We use Kit for our email updates. We do not share your email with other entities. We will not sell your email or data. Kit’s privacy policy is available here: https://kit.com/privacy
When you use the “Contact Me” form, your submission is filtered using Akismet spam filter. The Akismet spam filter privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. If you use the contact form on our site, you will be opting in for us to save your name, email address and other relevant information.
When a user submits an unsubscribe request, Kit changes their status to unsubscribed in the database. Users can request their email address be removed from the database using this form: https://captainplanent.com/data-removal-request/.
Submissions to the “Contact Me” and data removal request form are processed through SMTP2GO. SMTP2GO deletes message bodies after the email is delivered. Occasionally, SMTP2GO will save messages for up to 35 days so the messages can be reviewed for terms of service violations. All email headers are saved for 35 days. SMTP2GO’s privacy policy is available here: https://www.smtp2go.com/privacy/
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Our site has a dark mode option. When you toggle the dark mode option, we will set up cookies to save your dark mode choice. Screen options cookies last for a year.
When you interact with the banner to sign up for email alerts (either to sign up or to close the banner), we will set up a cookie to save that you have interacted with the banner and hide the banner from you. This cookie is saved for one year.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
We use Kit for our mailing list. If you subscribe to our mailing list, Kit may save a cookie in your browser to remember that you already submitted the form.
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.
Embedded YouTube video thumbnails are cached on the web server. Videos do not load until you click on the thumbnail/preview. Upon loading a video, any cookies or other site data from the embedded YouTube video will be loaded. Google/YouTube’s privacy policy is available here: https://policies.google.com/privacy
We use Kit for our mailing list and tip jar (and related forms). Pages may have embedded Kit forms. Kit’s privacy policy is available here: https://kit.com/privacy
We use SMTP2GO for our “Contact Me” and data removal request forms. SMTP2GO’s privacy policy is available here: https://www.smtp2go.com/privacy/
Kit may use reCAPTCHA on the tip jar website to prevent spam/abuse. Kit’s privacy policy is available here: https://kit.com/privacy
reCAPTCHA is owned by Google/Alphabet. Google processes the reCAPTCHA data in accordance with the Google Cloud Terms of Service and Cloud Data Processing Addendum.
Who we share your data with
We use SMTP2GO for our “Contact Me” and data removal forms. SMTP2GO’s privacy policy is available here: https://www.smtp2go.com/privacy/
We use Kit for our mailing list and tip jar (and related forms). Kit’s privacy policy is available here: https://kit.com/privacy
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
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. If you subscribed to our mailing list and later unsubscribed, we keep your email address on file to prevent possible accidental re-subscription. You can request we remove your email completely from our Kit database.
You can request we delete any data we have associated with your email address here: https://captainplanent.com/data-removal-request/.
Where we send your data
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 when you leave a comment. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/
Visitor comments may be checked through Akismet, an automated spam detection service. The Akismet spam filter privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
We use Kit for our mailing list and tip jar (and related forms). Kit’s privacy policy is available here: https://kit.com/privacy
Kit may use reCAPTCHA on the tip jar website to prevent spam/abuse. Kit’s privacy policy is available here: https://kit.com/privacy
reCAPTCHA is owned by Google/Alphabet. Google processes the reCAPTCHA data in accordance with the Google Cloud Terms of Service and Cloud Data Processing Addendum.
We use SMTP2GO for our “Contact Me” and data removal forms. SMTP2GO’s privacy policy is available here: https://www.smtp2go.com/privacy/