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Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://showerstyle.co.za/

Comments

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

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/

After your comment is approved, your profile image may be visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media Uploads

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

Cookies

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience.

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
  • When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine browser compatibility. This cookie contains no personal data and is removed when the browser is closed.
  • When you log in, we set cookies to save login details and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen preference cookies last for one year. If “Remember Me” is selected, login will persist for two weeks.
  • If you log out, login cookies are removed.
  • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored indicating the post ID. This expires after one day and contains no personal data.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you have visited the originating website directly.

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

Data Sharing

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

We do not sell or share your personal data with unauthorised third parties.

Data Retention

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

For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators may also access and manage this information.

Your Rights 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
  • That we erase any personal data we hold about you

This does not include any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services to ensure site security and prevent abuse.