PoolServ Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 10/11/2024
PoolServ respects the privacy of its website visitors and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, https://poolserv.com.au.
Information We Collect:
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Comments: When you leave comments on our site, we collect the information you provide in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
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Gravatar: An anonymised string created from your email address may be used to check if you have a Gravatar profile picture. (See Gravatar’s Privacy Policy for details.)
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Media: We recommend that you avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) to protect your privacy.
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Cookies: PoolServ uses cookies to improve your browsing experience. These cookies may store information about your preferences and past actions on the website.
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Commenter Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience, so you won’t need to re-enter details for future comments.
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Session Cookies: These temporary cookies help determine if your browser accepts cookies and are discarded when you close your browser.
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Login Cookies: If you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and display preferences. These cookies have various expiration dates.
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Post Editing Cookies: An additional cookie is set to store the post ID of an article you edit.
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Embedded Content: Articles on our site may include embedded content from other websites. This embedded content behaves the same as if you visited the other website directly, meaning these websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content.
How We Use Your Information:
How We Use Your Information:
- Comments: We use the information collected from comments to manage and display them on the website.
- Gravatar: If you have a Gravatar profile, we may use your email address to display your Gravatar profile picture.
- Media: We recommend avoiding uploading images with embedded location data for privacy reasons.
- Cookies: Cookies are used to personalise your experience, enhance our website, and ensure optimal functionality.
Sharing Your Information:
- Password Reset: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data Retention:
- Comments: We retain comments and their metadata indefinitely for spam detection and to facilitate automatic approval of follow-up comments.
- User Accounts: Registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also access and edit this information.
Your Rights:
- Data Access: You may request an exported file of your personal information, including any data you have provided.
- Data Erasure: You can request the deletion of your personal data, except data we are legally required to keep for security or compliance purposes.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [insert contact information].
Changes to this Privacy Policy:
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on our website, and we encourage you to review it periodically.