PRIVACY POLICY

Who We Are

Our website address is:
Gary Bell Portraits.

Comments

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

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it.
The Gravatar privacy policy is available
here.
After approval of a comment, your profile picture may be visible publicly alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience so you do not need to re-enter details for future comments. These cookies may remain for up to one year.

When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie may be set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Login cookies save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies may last two days, while screen options cookies may last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” may keep your login active for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies. Editing or publishing content may create an additional cookie containing the post ID.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Pages on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content if you are logged into their services.

Who We Share Your Data With

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

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata may be retained indefinitely to help recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For users who register on the website (if applicable), personal information provided in user profiles may also be stored. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for usernames. Website administrators may also view and edit this information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you or request that your personal data be erased, subject to any legal, administrative, or security obligations.

Where Your Data May Be Sent

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