Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://greendiscountenergy.co.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 spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. Their privacy policy is here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) will be visible to the public with your comment.


Media

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


Cookies

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter details. These cookies last for one year.

  • Visiting our login page will set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

  • When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last two days; screen preference cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

  • Editing or publishing content sets an additional cookie with the post ID of the article, which expires after one day.


Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other sites behaves the same as if you visited the other website directly.

These websites may collect your data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking if you are logged in to that site.


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

  • Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-ups automatically.

  • For registered users, we store the personal details provided in your profile. You can see, edit, or delete your personal details at any time (except your username). Administrators can also view and edit this information.


Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold, including any data you’ve provided. You can also request deletion of personal data, except for data we must retain 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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