1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.etherawe.co.uk.
2. 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 assist with spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes publicly visible in the context of your comment.
3. Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the site.
4. Cookies
4.1 Comment Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
4.2 Login Cookies
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set several cookies to save login details and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen option cookies last a year. If “Remember Me” is selected, your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
4.3 Editing & Publishing Cookies
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie indicating the post ID is stored in your browser for one day.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from external sites behaves as if you visited those sites directly. These sites may collect data, use cookies, and track interactions.
6. Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
7. Data Retention
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments. For registered users, personal information is stored in their profile and can be edited or deleted at any time (except usernames, which cannot be changed). Website administrators can also access and modify this information.
8. Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold, except data we must retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
9. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked via an automated spam detection service.
For any privacy concerns, contact us at: info@etherawe.co.uk