Who We Are
Our website address is: https://cosmicvalues.co.uk. Learn more about us: About – Cosmic Values
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect data shown in the comments form, including the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After approval, your profile picture is visible in the context of your comment. Gravatar privacy policy.
Media
If you upload images, avoid those with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as visitors can download and extract location data.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year. A temporary cookie is set on the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies, containing no personal data and discarded on browser close.
Login cookies last for two days, screen options cookies last for a year. If “Remember Me” is selected, login persists for two weeks. Editing or publishing an article saves an additional cookie with the post ID, which expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content behaving as if visitors are on the other website. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor interaction with embedded content.
Who We Share Your Data With
If a password reset is requested, your IP address is included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic approval of follow-up comments.
For registered users, personal information is stored in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information except for the username. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or request erasure. This excludes data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.