Who We Are
Welcome to JustKatana.com. Visit our homepage at: https://www.justkatana.com.
Comments
When you leave comments on our site, we collect the information displayed in the comments form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection.
For those using Gravatar, an anonymized string (also known as a hash) derived from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are registered. This is only done after your comment is approved, and your profile picture will be publicly visible next to your comment. You can review the Gravatar service privacy policy here.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These cookies enhance your convenience by eliminating the need to re-enter your details for future comments and will last for one year.
Visiting our login page triggers a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.
Upon logging in, several cookies are set to store your login details and display choices. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Upon logging out, these cookies are removed.
Editing or publishing an article sets a temporary cookie that records the post ID of the article you edited. This cookie, containing no personal data, expires after one day.
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Such content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has visited the source website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content, including tracking your interactions if you are logged in to those websites.
Data Sharing
Your IP address is included in the reset email if you request a password reset.
Data Retention
Comments and their associated metadata are retained indefinitely. This facilitates the recognition and approval of any follow-up comments automatically, bypassing the moderation queue.
For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. All users can manage their personal information at any time (username changes are not permitted). Website administrators can also access and edit this information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request the deletion of any personal data we hold. However, this does not include data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.