Who we are

Our website address is: https://davidlevine.co.uk

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

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

An anonymised string derived from your email address (also known as a hash) may be transmitted to the Gravatar service to ascertain whether you are utilising it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Upon approval of your comment, your profile picture becomes publicly visible within the context of your comment.

Cookies

f you choose to leave a comment on our website, you may opt-in to storing your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are provided for your convenience to prevent the need to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. They have a lifespan of one year.

Upon visiting our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted upon closing your browser.

Upon logging in, we will establish several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies have a validity period of two days, while screen options cookies have a lifespan of one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Upon logging out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

How long we retain your data

Comments:

The comment and its associated metadata are retained indefinitely to facilitate automatic recognition and approval of subsequent comments, eliminating the need for moderation queues.

Registered Users:

If any users register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profiles. All registered users have the ability to view, edit, or delete their personal information (excluding their username). Website administrators also have access to and control this information.

What rights you have over your data

IYou have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, portability, and object to processing of your personal data. You may also request a copy of your personal data in a structured format.

If you have an account on this website or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You may also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are legally required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be screened through an automated spam detection service.