Who We Are

Our website address is: https://southernbay.co.nz.

Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the information provided in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to assist with spam detection.

An anonymized string (or hash) generated from your email may be shared with the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may download and extract location information from images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience when leaving future comments. These cookies last for one year.

When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie doesn’t store personal data and is deleted when the browser is closed.

When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login details and display preferences. Login cookies last two days, while display preference cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” will keep you logged in for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.

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 edited, expiring after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Sites

Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). This content behaves as if you visited the original website directly, meaning those sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content, especially if you are logged into their site.

Data Sharing

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Data Retention

Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For users who register on our site, personal data provided in user profiles is stored. Users can view, edit, or delete their information (except their username) at any time. Administrators can also see and modify this information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we delete your personal data, except for data we must retain for legal, administrative, or security reasons.

Data Transfers

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.