Privacy Policy

Your privacy is critically important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how https://ashtreevilla.co.uk collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our website. By using our site, you consent to the practices described below.

1. Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection.

• Gravatar: An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy can be viewed here. Upon comment approval, your profile picture will be publicly displayed alongside your comment.

2. Media

If you upload images to our website:

• Avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from uploaded images.

3. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small data files stored on your browser that help us remember your preferences and optimize site performance.

• Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for future convenience. These cookies last for one year.

• Login Cookies: When you log in, cookies are set to save your login details and screen preferences:

• Login cookies last two days.

• Screen options cookies last one year.

• Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks.

• Logging out removes login cookies.

• Editing/Publishing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be stored in your browser indicating the post ID of the edited article. It expires after one day.

• Temporary Cookies: A temporary cookie is set on visiting the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie is discarded when you close your browser.

4. Embedded Content

Articles on our website may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the source website directly, which may:

• Collect data about you.

• Use cookies.

• Employ additional third-party tracking.

• Monitor your interactions with the embedded content, including tracking if you are logged into that website.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these third-party websites.

5. Data Sharing

• If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

• Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

6. Data Retention

• Comments: Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to streamline follow-up approvals.

• Registered Users: For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time, except for their username. Administrators can also view and manage user information.

7. Your Data Rights

You have the right to:

• Request an exported file of your personal data that we hold.

• Request the deletion of your personal data, excluding data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To make a request, please contact admin@hacks4parents.com.

9. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

10. Contact Us

For any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at admin@hacks4parents.com.