Privacy Policy for StourPower.com
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://stourpower.com
We are a community energy initiative based in East Anglia, focused on delivering sustainable and local energy solutions.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymised string (hash) of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will check if your browser accepts cookies. This contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, several cookies will be set up to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen option cookies last one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
If you edit or publish content, a cookie will be saved in your browser. It contains no personal data and simply notes the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those sites directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to those websites.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for security purposes.
We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties, unless required by law or necessary for the provision of services (e.g., analytics or anti-spam services).
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so that we can recognise and approve future comments automatically.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except the username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided.
You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold. This excludes any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service such as Akismet or equivalent.
Contact
If you have questions about this policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at:
[add email address here]
Stour Power, East Anglia, United Kingdom