Effective Date: 07-02-2025
Company Name: Housing Disrepair UK
Website URL: https://housingrepairsuk.com/
Contact Email: info@housingrepairsuk.com
At Housing Disrepair UK, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website or interact with our services. By using our website, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
Comments
When you leave a comment on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and your browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available) will be visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the website.
Cookies
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so you do not have to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. They last for one year.
- If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist 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 1 day.
Embedded Content
Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To operate and maintain our website.
- To improve your user experience.
- To detect and prevent spam.
- To communicate with you, if necessary.
- To provide you with services or information you request.
3. Who We Share Your Data With
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to third parties without your consent, except as required by law or to protect our rights.
4. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- For users who register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit this information.
5. Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can:
- Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
- Request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@housingrepairsuk.com.
6. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: info@housingrepairsuk.com
Website: https://housingrepairsuk.com/
Thank you for trusting Housing Disrepair UK with your information.