Privacy Policy
Who we are
This website is Steve Plays Guitar, a personal guitar blog. Our website address is https://steveplaysguitar.co.uk.
The site is operated by Steve Whitton, Lincolnshire, UK. You can contact us at stephendwhitton@gmail.com.
Comments
If you leave a comment on this site, we collect the information in the comment form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection purposes. An anonymised string derived from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it — their privacy policy is at https://automattic.com/privacy/. If your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible alongside it.
Media
If you upload images to this site, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors may be able to download and extract location information from images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment you may opt in to storing your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These last for one year. A temporary cookie is set when you visit the login page to check whether your browser accepts cookies — it contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Embedded content
Posts on this site may include embedded content such as videos. Embedded content from other websites behaves as though you have visited those sites directly, and they may collect data, use cookies, or track your interaction with that content.
How long we keep your data
Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely to allow automatic approval of follow-up comments. If you register as a user, your profile information is stored until you request its deletion.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you have the right to request a copy of any personal data we hold about you, and to request its deletion, except where we are required to retain it for legal or security reasons. To make a request, contact stephendwhitton@gmail.com.
Where your data is sent
Comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. The site is hosted by Hostinger — their privacy policy is at https://www.hostinger.com/privacy-policy.