How We Collect, Use and Protect Your Personal Information
1. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments
When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent. This helps us detect and reduce spam.
If you use a Gravatar account, an anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to retrieve your profile picture. Gravatar’s privacy policy can be found at automattic.com/privacy. Once your comment is approved, your profile image will be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, we recommend avoiding images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other users may be able to extract this information from images downloaded from the website.
Contact Forms
When you use our contact forms, we collect the information you provide (such as name, email address, and message). This data is used solely to respond to your enquiry and will not be used for marketing unless explicitly consented.
Cookies
We use cookies to improve user experience and ensure the proper functionality of our website.
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Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last one year.
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Login Cookies: When you log in, we set cookies to manage your session and screen preferences. Login cookies last 2 days; screen preference cookies last 1 year.
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“Remember Me”: If selected, your login persists for 2 weeks.
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Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish content, a cookie is saved to track the article ID. It expires after 1 day.
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Session Cookies: Temporary cookies are used to check if your browser accepts cookies and are deleted when you close your browser.
You can disable cookies via your browser settings. Please note this may affect website functionality.
Embedded Content
Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g. YouTube videos, images, or articles). These behave as though you visited the original site, which may collect data, use cookies, and track your interactions. We are not responsible for the data practices of external websites.
Analytics
We use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to collect anonymized data about how visitors interact with our website. This data helps us improve site performance and user experience. No personally identifiable information is stored without your explicit consent.
2. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data. Your information may be shared with trusted service providers who assist in operating our website or delivering services (e.g. spam filters, hosting providers). All such partners are contractually obligated to protect your data and comply with data protection regulations.
3. How Long We Keep Your Data
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Comments: Retained indefinitely, including metadata, to facilitate automatic approval of follow-up comments.
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Registered Accounts: Personal information in user profiles is stored until you delete your account or request deletion. Administrators can also view and edit this data.
4. Your Rights Under GDPR
You have the following rights:
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Right to access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
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Right to rectification: You can request corrections to your data.
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Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data (except where legally required to retain it).
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Right to restrict processing
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Right to data portability
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Right to object to processing
To exercise these rights, email us at: contact@rubber-stuff.co.uk
5. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments and form submissions may be checked through an automated spam detection service or stored securely on UK-based or GDPR-compliant servers.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions or requests regarding your data, please contact:
Rubber Stuff Ltd
Email: contact@rubber-stuff.co.uk
Phone: 07831 441068
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
https://ico.org.uk/