Who We Are
Our website address is: https://inkfire.co.uk.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This helps us detect spam and keep the site secure.
An anonymised string (also known as a hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. You can read Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images if it is present.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set cookies to save your login details and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen preference cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will last for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited that website directly.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, especially if you are logged in to their service.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email as part of our security process.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognise and approve follow-up comments.
For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase your personal data.
This does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact form submissions are sent to us via email. Newsletter sign-ups are securely stored and managed using our email marketing platform, Sender.net.