Who We Are

Our website address is: https://ot4me.co.uk

Comments

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

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

Media

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

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 so you don’t 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, a temporary cookie will determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, several cookies will store your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days; screen options cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, a cookie containing the post ID of the edited article will be saved. It expires after one day and contains no personal data.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Such content behaves as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the content, including tracking if you 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 to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (username cannot be changed). Administrators can also view and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including data you’ve provided. You may also request deletion of your personal data. This does not include 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.