Privacy Policy

Data Protection at HomeHarvestHub

At HomeHarvestHub, we are committed to safeguarding your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you interact with our website at https://homeharvesthub.com.

Comments – Collecting and Using Comments Data

When you leave comments on our website, we collect your data as follows:

 

• • Information Provided: We gather the data you enter in the comments form, including your name, email address, and website, if provided.

• • IP Address: We collect your IP address and browser user agent string to enhance spam detection.

Gravatar Service

If you use the Gravatar service, an anonymized string derived from your email address (hash) may be sent to Gravatar to determine if you have a Gravatar account. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is displayed alongside your comment.

For more details, please refer to the Gravatar service privacy policy.

Media – Uploading Images

If you upload images to our website, please refrain from including images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can potentially download and extract location data from these images.

Cookies – Using Cookies on Our Website

We utilize cookies on our website for enhanced user experience:

 

• • Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you can opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies expire after one year.

• • Login Cookies: When you log in, we set temporary cookies to determine if your browser accepts cookies. These cookies contain no personal data and are discarded when you close your browser.

• • Login Information: For convenience, we set up cookies to store your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies persist for two days, while screen options cookies last for one year. If you choose “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove login cookies.

• • Article Editing: When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie saves the post ID of the edited article. This cookie does not contain personal data and expires after one day.
    
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Embedded Content – Content from External Websites

Our articles may feature embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from external websites. This content functions similarly to if you visited the external website directly.

These websites may collect data, employ cookies, incorporate additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interactions if you have an account and are logged into that website.

Data Sharing – Sharing Data for Password Resets

In the event that you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Data Retention – How Long We Keep Your Data

 

• • Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to facilitate the automatic approval of follow-up comments.

• • Registered Users: For users who register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (with the exception of username changes). Website administrators can also access and modify this information.

Your Rights – Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you have the following rights:

 

• • Data Export: You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including information you have provided.

• • Data Erasure: You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, with the exception of data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Data Transmission – Transmitting Visitor Comments for Spam Detection

Visitor comments may be subject to automated spam detection services.

We hope this improved version of your privacy policy sections provides better clarity and organization for your website.

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