Privacy Policy

ScanNanoTreat Privacy Policy

1️⃣ Who We Are

Our website address is: https://www.scannanotreat.eu

ScanNanoTreat is a research consortium committed to transparency and protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information on our website.


2️⃣ Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:

  • The data shown in the comments form (name, email, comment)

  • Visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string (to help detect spam)

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to check for a profile picture. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible publicly next to your comment.


3️⃣ Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid embedding location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download images and extract this data if present.


4️⃣ Cookies

We use cookies to improve user experience:

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for one year, so you don’t have to re-enter them.

  • Login: Temporary cookies determine if your browser accepts cookies.

  • User Session: Login cookies last 2 days, screen options cookies last 1 year, and “Remember Me” cookies persist for 2 weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.

  • Post Editing: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie indicating the post ID is stored for 1 day.


5️⃣ Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly.

These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the content.


6️⃣ Who We Share Your Data With

  • Password reset requests will include your IP address in the email.

  • Comments may be checked by an automated spam detection service.

No personal data is sold or shared outside of these operational purposes.


7️⃣ How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: Retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-ups automatically.

  • Registered Users: Personal data in your profile is stored as long as your account exists. Administrators may view or edit this information.


8️⃣ Your Rights

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

  • Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.

  • Request deletion of your personal data, except for information we are legally required to retain.

Requests can be sent to our contact email: contact@scannanotreat.eu.


9️⃣ Where Your Data is Sent

Visitor comments may be processed by automated spam detection services, which may store or analyze your data temporarily to ensure website security.