Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.stivespost.co.uk
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymised string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible publicly alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download images and extract any location information embedded in them.
Cookies
When you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience, so you do not have to re-enter your details the next time you leave a comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set several cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content, such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you had visited the other website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including if you have an account and are logged in.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
For registered users (if any), we also store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except that usernames cannot be changed. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold. This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.