Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Our website address is www.reedycreekgoldmap.com.au. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data responsibly.

2. What Information We Collect and Why

Comments:

  • When visitors leave comments, we collect the data provided in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent to help with spam detection.
  • An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After your comment is approved, your profile picture (via Gravatar) will be publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Media Uploads:

  • If you upload images or other media to our site, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) to protect your privacy. Note that any embedded data can be extracted by visitors who download the files.

Cookies:

  • Comment Cookies: When you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year to simplify future comments.
  • Login and Preference Cookies: When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. Upon logging in, additional cookies are set to save your login information and screen display choices. These cookies persist for two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected) for login, and for one year for display preferences.
  • Publishing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is saved to record the post ID and expires after one day.

Embedded Content:

  • Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly and may collect data, use cookies, or track your interaction with that content.

3. Who We Share Your Data With

  • Third-Party Service Providers: We share your data with trusted third-party services (e.g., payment processors like Stripe, spam detection services) to help operate our website and provide our services. These third parties are contractually obligated to maintain the security and confidentiality of your data.
  • Password Reset Requests: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email to ensure the security of the process.

4. How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and Metadata: Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely, allowing us to recognize and approve follow-up comments without additional moderation.
  • User Profiles: For registered users, personal information provided in your profile is stored until you update or request its deletion. Note that certain data may be retained for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

5. Your Rights Over Your Data

  • Access and Export: If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you may request an export of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Deletion: You may request that we erase your personal data, subject to any legal or security obligations that require us to retain certain information.

6. Security Measures

We implement industry-standard security measures—including encryption, regular monitoring, and secure data storage practices—to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

7. Where Your Data Is Sent

  • Data you provide (such as comments) may be processed by automated spam detection services.
  • Embedded content from external sites may also send data to those external servers, subject to their privacy policies.

8. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:

  • Email: [YourEmail@domain.com]
  • Phone: [Your Phone Number]
  • Mail: [Your Physical Address, if applicable]

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. When we make significant changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of the policy. We encourage you to review this page regularly for any updates.