Who We Are

Our website: https://www.lavenza.co.uk

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent. This helps us detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized version of your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you have a Gravatar profile. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible publicly alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please avoid including location data (EXIF GPS) in the images. Visitors can download and extract such information from images if it is present.

Cookies

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

  • Login: When you visit the login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. It is deleted when you close your browser.

  • Session cookies: After logging in, cookies store your login details and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.

  • Post editing: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is saved with the post ID. This cookie does not contain personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include content embedded from other sites (e.g., videos, images, articles). These embedded items behave as if you visited the original website.

Such websites may:

  • Collect data about you

  • Use cookies

  • Embed third-party tracking

  • Monitor interactions with the embedded content (including if you are logged in)

Who We Share Your Data With

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

Data Retention

  • Comments: Comments and metadata are stored indefinitely to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments.

  • Registered users: If you register on our website, we store the personal information in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete your information at any time (except your username). Administrators can also view and edit this information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you can:

  • Request an exported copy of your personal data

  • Request that your personal data be deleted

This does not include data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Where Your Data Goes

Visitor comments may be processed by an automated spam detection service.