🔐 Privacy Policy — WebTheme UK

Who We Are

WebTheme UK is a web design and development studio based in Sprowston Norwich, UK. Our website address is: https://webtheme.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 to help detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at Automattic. Once your comment is approved, your profile image may be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download and extract location data from images posted on the site.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and last for one year.

When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, we set cookies to store your login credentials and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days, screen preference cookies for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie is stored in your browser. It contains no personal data and simply records the post ID. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the originating site directly.

These external sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content — especially if you’re logged into their platform.

Who We Share Your Data With

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

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to help us recognize and approve future comments automatically.

For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time — except for their username. Site administrators can also access and modify this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of your personal data. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold, excluding data retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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

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