When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form and the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included.
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 visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies.
We will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices when you log in. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. So, for example, if you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks.
An additional cookie will be saved in your browser if you edit or publish an article. This cookie includes no personal data and indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one 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 the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
Who do we share your data with?
Your IP address is required to reset your email if you request a password reset.
How long do we retain your data?
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. We can automatically recognise and approve any follow-up comments 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 profiles. 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 do you have over your data?
Suppose you have an account on this site or have left comments. In that case, 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. Not including any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Comments will be processed through an automated spam detection service.
Data
Online store
We collect information about you during the checkout process at our store.
What we collect and store
While you visit our site, we’ll track:
Products you’ve viewed: we’ll use this to, for example, show you products you’ve recently viewed.
Location, IP address and browser type: we’ll use this for purposes like estimating taxes and shipping
Shipping address: we’ll ask you to enter this so we can, for instance, estimate shipping before you place an order and send you the order!
We’ll also use cookies to keep track of cart contents while you’re browsing our site.
We will request the details required to process your order when purchasing from our website. use this information for purposes, such as, to:
Send you information about your account and order. Respond to your requests, including refunds and complaints. Process payments and prevent fraud. Set up your account for our store. Comply with any legal obligations we have, such as calculating taxes. Improve our store offerings. Send you marketing messages, if you choose to receive them.
If you create an account, we will store your name, address, email, and phone number to populate the checkout for future orders.
We generally store information about you for as long as we need the information for the purposes we collect and use it. However, we are not legally required to continue to keep it. For example, we will store orders for tax and accounting purposes, including your name, email address and billing and shipping addresses.
If you choose to leave, we will also store comments or reviews.
Who on our team has access
Members of our team have access to the information you provide us. For example, both Administrators and Shop Managers can access:
- Order information like what was purchased.
- Customer information like your name, email address, and billing and shipping information.
Our team members have access to this information to help fulfil orders, process refunds, and support you.
What we share with others
We share information with third parties who help us provide our orders and store services to you; for example —
Payments
We accept payments through PayPa and Stripe. Therefore, some of your data will be passed on when processing payments, including information required to process or support the payment, such as the purchase total and billing information.
Please see the PayPal Privacy Policy for more details.
We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service.