Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.charleslansdown.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form. Additionally, we gather the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection. An anonymized string derived from your email address (also termed a hash) might be sent to the Gravatar service to verify its use. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. Upon approval of your comment, your profile image becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

Should you upload images to our website, it’s recommended to avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Website visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.

Cookies

If you comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for convenience, preventing the re-entry of details with future comments. These cookies will be retained for one year.

When you access our login page, we establish a temporary cookie to verify your browser’s cookie compatibility. This cookie contains no personal data and is removed once you close your browser.

Upon logging in, we set up several cookies to save your login and screen display information. Login cookies last two days, while screen options cookies persist for a year. Should you select “Remember Me”, your login remains for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.

Editing or publishing an article results in an extra cookie in your browser. This cookie, devoid of personal data, simply indicates the post ID of the edited article and expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Our site may feature embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Such embedded content from other websites behaves identically to the visitor directly accessing the other website. These sites may collect your data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you’re logged into that site.

Who we share your data with

If you instigate a password reset, the reset email will contain your IP address.

How long we retain your data

Comments and their associated metadata are kept indefinitely. This facilitates the automatic recognition and approval of any follow-up comments instead of placing them in a moderation queue.

For those registering on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users have the capability to view, edit, or delete their personal information at any point (though username changes are prohibited). Website administrators can also access and modify this information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you can request an exported file of your personal data. This includes any data you’ve shared with us. You can also ask for the deletion of your personal data. However, data that we’re mandated to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons is exempt from this.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may undergo an automated spam detection process.