Who We Are
Our website address is: https://samayhearing.co.uk.
Comments
When you leave comments on our site, we collect:
- The data you enter in the comments form.
- Your IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection.
If you use a Gravatar, an anonymized hash of your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you have a profile picture. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available) will be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location details from images.
Cookies
- Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last one year.
- Session Cookies: A temporary cookie checks if your browser accepts cookies when you visit our login page. It contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
- Login Cookies: When you log in, we set cookies to remember your login details and screen preferences.
- Login cookies expire after 2 days.
- Screen options cookies expire after 1 year.
- Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for 2 weeks.
- Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie is saved with the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, etc.) from other websites. This content behaves exactly as if you visited the source website, which may:
- Collect data about you.
- Use cookies or third-party tracking.
- Monitor your interaction with the content (especially if you’re logged into that site).
Who We Share Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to auto-approve follow-up comments.
- User Accounts: For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their data at any time (except usernames). Administrators can also access and edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can:
- Request an exported file of your personal data.
- Request deletion of your personal data (excluding data we must retain for legal or security reasons).
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be screened by an automated spam detection service.
