Our website address is: https://martinbuddenart.com
Privacy Policy
Introduction
Your privacy is important to us. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information in compliance with the UK Data Protection Act 2018. For more details, please visit UK Data Protection Act 2018.
What Information We Collect
- Personal Data: When you submit a message via the contact form, we collect your name, email, and any other details you provide.
- Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data in the comments form, including IP addresses and browser user agent strings to help with spam detection. An anonymized string from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here.
- Media: If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as visitors can download and extract this data.
Cookies
- Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
- Login: Temporary cookies are set at login to check browser compatibility and store login information. These last for 2 days unless “Remember Me” is selected, in which case they persist for 2 weeks. Logout removes these cookies.
- Content Editing: If you edit or publish content, a cookie is stored, indicating the post ID and expiring after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Sites
Articles may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images) that behaves as if you visited the external site, potentially collecting data about you.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the email for security purposes.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely for follow-up approval.
- If users register, personal information in their profile can be seen and edited by them at any time, except usernames.
Your Rights Over Your Data
You can request an exported file of your personal data or request its deletion at any time, excluding data held for legal or administrative purposes.
Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Data Protection
We implement security measures to safeguard your data in compliance with the UK Data Protection Act. You can review the act here.
Agreement
By submitting information through the contact form or leaving a comment, you agree to this policy.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy periodically. Please check for changes regularly.
Contact Us
For any questions, feel free to contact me on my email, below.