Who We Are

Our website address is: https://www.leanautomation.com

Lean Automation is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal data when you interact with our website.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect:

  • The data shown in the comments form.
  • The visitor’s IP address.
  • The browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available) will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location information from images on the site.

Cookies

  • Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter details for future comments. These cookies last one year.
  • Login Cookies:
    • A temporary cookie checks if your browser accepts cookies when you visit the login page. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
    • Upon login, we set cookies to save your login details and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
  • Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved, indicating the post ID of the edited article. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Such content behaves as if you visited the source website, which may:

  • Collect data about you.
  • Use cookies.
  • Embed third-party tracking.
  • Monitor interactions if you’re logged into that site.

Who We Share Your Data With

  • 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.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
  • Registered users’ personal information is stored in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their data (except usernames). Administrators can also access and modify this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can:

  • Request an export of your personal data.
  • Request erasure of your data (excluding data retained for legal or security purposes).

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be processed by an automated spam detection service.

For any privacy-related concerns, please contact us at info@leanautomation.com


This policy is subject to updates. Please review it periodically.