Our Identity
The URL of our website is: https://wiresandwood.co.nz.
User Comments
When users post comments on our site, we gather the information displayed in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam prevention.
A hashed string generated from your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile image is visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media Uploads
If you upload photos to this site, please avoid uploading images with embedded location information (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract any location data from such images.
Cookies Policy
When you leave a comment on our site, you can opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter your details when you leave another comment. These cookies will persist for one year.
Visiting our login page will prompt us to set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Upon logging in, we will establish several cookies to save your login details and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will remain for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.
When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and merely indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may feature embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Such content behaves as if the visitor has accessed the other website directly.
These websites may accumulate data about you, use cookies, integrate additional third-party tracking, and observe your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged into that site.
Data Sharing
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data Retention
When you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.
For users who register on our site (if any), we also retain the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, modify, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Site administrators can also view and edit that information.
Your Data Rights
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 given us. You may also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Data Transfer
Comments from visitors may be examined via an automated spam detection service.