Privacy Policy

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Contact Form Data: When you use our contact form to reach out to us, we collect the personal information you provide. This may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, and any other details or comments you choose to include. We collect this information to respond to your inquiries, address your concerns, and provide you with the requested assistance or information.

Cookies: Our website uses cookies, which are small text files stored on your device, to enhance user experience. Cookies help us remember your preferences, understand how you interact with our site, and provide you with personalized content and advertisements. They also enable certain functionalities, such as saving items in your shopping cart or logging into user accounts. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may affect the functionality and performance of our website.

User Session Data (Analytics): We collect data related to your visits and interactions with our website. This includes information like the pages you visit, the duration of your visit, the device and browser you use, and your general geographic location. This data is aggregated and anonymized, meaning it cannot be used to identify you personally. We use this information to understand user behavior, improve our website's performance, and optimize the user experience. This data also helps us identify trends, track website performance, and make informed decisions about future updates and features.

Your privacy is of utmost importance to us. We are committed to safeguarding your personal data and ensuring it is processed fairly and transparently. The data we collect is used solely for the purposes outlined above and is not shared with third parties, except as required by law or as necessary for the services we provide.

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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 anonymised 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/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

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.

Contact forms

When you use our contact form to get in touch with us, we collect the personal information you provide, such as your name, email address, and any other details you choose to share in the message field. This information is used solely for the purpose of responding to your inquiry and providing you with the assistance or information you've requested.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. We do not share, sell, or distribute your personal information with third parties, except as required by law or as necessary to fulfill your request.

Your personal information is stored securely, and we take appropriate measures to ensure its confidentiality and integrity. It will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable laws and regulations.

By using our contact form, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described in this disclaimer. If you have any questions or concerns about how we handle your data, please refer to our full privacy policy or contact us directly.

Cookies

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 have an account and you log in to this site, 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.

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.

Who we share your data with

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise 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.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

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