At WonderCottage, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your data when you visit our website.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://wondercottage.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled securely and responsibly.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the information shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can find Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) will be visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, we recommend avoiding images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images posted on the site.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our site. Here’s how:

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter this information when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
  • When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
  • Upon logging in, several cookies are set to save your login information and screen display preferences:
    • Login cookies last for two days.
    • Screen options cookies last for one year.
    • If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
    • If you log out, login cookies are removed.
  • When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same as if you visited those websites directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interactions if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who We Share Your Data With

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

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • If you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
  • For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided.

You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To make such a request, please contact us at: [Insert your contact email].

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to help protect our site from malicious activity.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at: [email protected]