Our Privacy Policy and Who we are

Our website’s Privacy Policy address is: https://bowlslaser.com.au/privacy-policy

Privacy policy Comments

Our privacy policy states when visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. When you sign out of your account, the system deletes the login cookies and also removes an additional cookie.

Similarly, when you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. Should you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

Furthermore, a supplementary cookie will be saved in your browser if you choose to edit or publish an article. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content. Websites can monitor your activity when you interact with embedded content if you are logged in with an account.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, the reset email will include your IP address.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. Our system can automatically identify and approve follow-up comments, eliminating the need for manual moderation.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see 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 to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. If necessary, you have the option to ask us to delete any personal information that we have stored about you. Kindly be informed that there may be instances wherein we need to keep specific information for administrative, legal, or security purposes that are not covered in the previous declaration.

Where we send your data

Our automated spam detection service will check all visitor comments to ensure a spam-free experience.