Privacy Policy

At SilkThreadzAU, we prioritize the protection and privacy of our visitors’ data. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information we collect and how we utilize and safeguard that information.

Personal Data Collection and Purpose

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data entered in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection. Additionally, if you have a Gravatar account, an anonymized string generated from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. Upon comment approval, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please refrain from including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact Forms

When you fill out contact forms on our site, we collect the information provided to respond to your inquiries effectively.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year. Additionally, temporary cookies are set on the login page to determine if your browser accepts cookies. Login information and screen display choices are stored in cookies, lasting for varying durations based on your preferences.

Embedded Content

Articles on this site may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. Embedded content behaves similarly to when a visitor interacts with the other website directly.

Analytics

We may utilize analytics tools to better understand how visitors interact with our site, thereby improving user experience.

Data Sharing

Password Reset

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

Data Retention

Comments

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to facilitate automatic approval of follow-up comments.

User Profiles

For registered users, we store personal information provided in user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, excluding the username, which cannot be changed. Website administrators also have access to this information.

User Rights

Access and Deletion

Registered users or individuals who have left comments can request an exported file of their personal data or ask for the deletion of their personal information. However, certain data may be retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Automated Decision Making

We do not engage in automated decision-making or profiling with user data.

Data Security Measures

We employ various security measures to protect your data and have procedures in place to address data breaches if they occur.

Third-Party Services

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

Contact Information

For any inquiries or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal data, please contact us at silkthreadzau@gmail.com.

Additional Information

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in data handling practices. Users are encouraged to review this page regularly for any updates.