Privacy and Terms
Who we are
Our website address is: https://gentleoak.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
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 detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
All content that we display on our site, services, or products have been created by Gentle Oak Design and Development or are from the public domain. If there is proprietary content displayed or utilized, we have done due diligence to ensure we have the rights to display or utilize that content.
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 have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
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. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. 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 do not necessarily behave as if the visitor has visited the other website, however, in some instances, embedded content may behave similarly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. We have no control of how these third-party sites collect, track, monitor your interactions, and how they use cookies. We recommend you read the associated third-party website’s policies for this information.
Who we share your data with
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve your comment and any follow-up comments in a moderation queue.
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).
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. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Your contact information
We do not sell or share your personal data gathered from this website with third-parties. However, this privacy policy may differ on sites related to or developed by Gentle Oak Design and Development. For the specific privacy policy concerning your personal data on sites related to or developed by Gentle Oak Design and Development, please refer to the associated site’s policies or contact our Privacy and Compliance liaison at privacy@gentleoak.com with questions about your data or our privacy policy in general.