Privacy Policy of Windowcrafters

This privacy policy outlines how Windowcrafters collects, uses, and protects user data. Understanding our privacy practices is essential for users who want to ensure their personal information is handled responsibly and transparently.

We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and have implemented various measures to protect your data. This includes compliance with applicable privacy regulations and a clear explanation of our data handling practices, ensuring users are informed about their rights and our responsibilities.

Data Collection Practices

At Windowcrafters, we collect data through various means, including comments, media uploads, and cookies. This data collection is essential for providing a personalized experience and improving our services.

For example, when a user leaves a comment, we gather information such as the comment itself, the user's IP address, and browser details. This information not only helps us manage comments effectively but also aids in spam detection to maintain the integrity of our platform.

User Rights and Data Access

Users have specific rights regarding their personal data, including the ability to request access to their information stored by Windowcrafters. This transparency empowers users to understand and manage their data effectively.

For instance, if you have left comments or registered an account, you can request an exported file of your personal data. This right ensures that users remain informed and in control of their information, aligning with best practices in data privacy.

Third-Party Data Sharing

Windowcrafters may share user data with third parties in specific circumstances, such as when required by law or to enhance service delivery. Understanding these scenarios is crucial for users concerned about their data privacy.

For example, if a user requests a password reset, their IP address may be included in the reset email. This practice is standard in the industry to ensure security and verify user identity during sensitive operations.

Who we are

Our website address is: https://windowcrafters.net.

Comments

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

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your 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. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 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 in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content 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.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also 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 that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.