Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 2024
Last updated: November 2024

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://dovedalehouse.com.
This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect personal information obtained through our website and related online services.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of data:

Information you provide directly – for example, when you leave a comment, fill out a contact form, or subscribe to our newsletter.
Technical information – such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and referring URLs, collected automatically when you visit our site.
Cookies and usage data – used to improve website functionality, analyze traffic, and enhance user experience.

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data 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 (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if any) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

3. Media Uploads

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from such images.

4. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to improve your experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
When you log in, we set up cookies to store your login session and screen display preferences. Login cookies last two days; display preference cookies last one year.
Selecting “Remember Me” extends the login session for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
Editing or publishing an article creates a temporary cookie that contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some parts of the site may not function properly as a result.

5. 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 exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking if you are logged into that other website.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or rent your personal data.
However, we may share limited information in the following cases:

With technical service providers (such as hosting or email delivery services like Mailgun) to operate our website and send transactional emails;
With anti-spam and security systems to detect malicious activity;
When required by law or legal authorities.

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

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to help us recognize and approve future comments automatically.
For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles.
All users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except usernames).
Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

8. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

The right to access – request a copy of your data stored by us.
The right to rectify – request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete data.
The right to erase – request deletion of your personal data, except when required to be retained for legal or security purposes.
The right to object to processing and withdraw consent at any time.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Emails and contact form submissions may be processed through Mailgun or other email service providers in accordance with their privacy policies.

Mailgun Privacy Policy: https://www.mailgun.com/privacy-policy/

10. How We Protect Your Data

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Access to your personal data is limited to authorized personnel only.

11. Contact Information

If you have any questions or requests related to this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

📧 Email: info@dovedalehouse.com
🌐 Website: https://dovedalehouse.com

12. Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.