Last updated: 20 October 2026
Who We Are
This Privacy Policy applies to the DirectReason website, available at https://directreason.com/
What Personal Data We Collect
Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect the information you provide in the comment form, such as your name, email address, website address (if provided), and the content of your comment. To prevent spam and misuse, your IP address and browser information may also be processed. Published comments and the names displayed with them are visible to other visitors. Your email address is not publicly displayed.
If avatar functionality is enabled, an anonymised string derived from your email address may be transmitted to the relevant service provider.
Messages You Send Us: If you contact us, we process your email address, the content of your message, and any other information you voluntarily provide in order to respond to your enquiry.
Technical and Security Data: To operate and protect the website, we may process IP addresses, request timestamps, pages accessed, browser types, device information, and technical logs relating to errors or suspicious activity.
Website Usage Data: With your consent, we collect information about the pages you visit, your navigation through the website, your interactions, the source of your visit, your browser and device types, and your approximate location. Your IP address may be used temporarily to determine your approximate location.
Cookies and Browser Storage
The website uses strictly necessary cookies and browser local storage to provide essential functionality, maintain security, and remember your preferences. Your light or dark display preference is stored in your browser.
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website address to make future comments easier to submit. These details may remain stored for up to one year.
Website analytics data and analytical cookies are used only after you consent to analytics through the cookie banner. If you reject analytics or make no selection, analytics data is not transmitted. Your analytics preference is stored for up to 180 days. You may change your preference at any time through the cookie settings available at the bottom of the website.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this website may include embedded content from third-party websites, such as videos, images, or social media posts. When you access such content, the relevant third-party provider may collect data about your device and your use of the content in accordance with its own privacy policy.
Who May Receive Your Data
Your data may be made available to providers of hosting, maintenance, security, and website analytics services where necessary to operate the website and fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. We may also disclose personal data to competent authorities where required by applicable law.
We do not sell your personal data.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their associated metadata are retained for as long as the relevant comment remains published, unless there is a reason to remove or delete it.
Messages are retained for as long as necessary to respond to and resolve your enquiry and to comply with any applicable legal obligations.
Analytics data is retained in accordance with the retention settings configured for website analytics.
Technical and security logs are retained for as long as necessary to protect, maintain, and ensure the proper operation of the website.
Your Rights
Subject to the applicable circumstances and legal requirements, you may request access to your personal data, its rectification or erasure, or the restriction of its processing. You may also object to processing or request data portability where the relevant legal conditions are met.
Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
We may request reasonable information to verify your identity before acting on your request.
If you believe that the processing of your personal data does not comply with applicable data protection laws, you may lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will be published on this page together with the date of the most recent update.
Contact
Email for privacy related questions: [email protected]