Comments
When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
• Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
• Login Page: A temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
• Login: We set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last a year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login to two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
• Editing or Publishing: An additional cookie saves your post ID. It 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 websites behaves as if you visited the other website, which may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
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: Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic follow-up approvals.
• User Profiles: For registered users, personal information in user profiles is stored. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information anytime (except username changes). Administrators can also see and edit this information.What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or ask us to erase your personal data. This excludes data we need to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
What We Collect and Store During Checkout
While you visit our site, we’ll track:
• Products you’ve viewed (to show recently viewed products)
• Location, IP address, and browser type (for estimating taxes and shipping)
• Shipping address (for estimating shipping before order placement and sending orders)We use cookies to keep track of cart contents while you browse.
When you purchase from us, we ask for your name, billing address, shipping address, email, phone number, credit card/payment details, and optional account information like username and password. We use this information to:
• Send information about your account and order
• Respond to requests, including refunds and complaints
• Process payments and prevent fraud
• Set up your account for our store
• Comply with legal obligations (e.g., calculating taxes)
• Improve our store offerings
• Send marketing messages, if you opt-inIf you create an account, we store your name, address, email, and phone number to populate the checkout for future orders.
We store order information for five years for tax and accounting purposes, including your name, email, billing, and shipping addresses. Comments or reviews are stored if you leave them.
Who on Our Team Has Access
Our team members have access to the information you provide to fulfill orders, process refunds, and support you. For example, Administrators and Shop Managers can access:
• Order information like what was purchased, when, and where it should be sent
• Customer information like your name, email, and billing and shipping informationWhat We Share with Others
We share information with third parties who help us provide our orders and store services, such as payment processors.
We accept payments through various processors. When processing payments, some data is passed to the processors, including information needed to process or support the payment, such as purchase total and billing information.
Please also read the Terms and Conditions.