Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://copyme.co.za.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.

An anonymized string generated from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if provided) will be publicly visible in relation to your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please ensure that they do not include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the site.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you can opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies are stored for one year, so you don’t have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment.

When you visit our login page, we will place a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Once you log in, we will set cookies to save your login details and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser, containing the post ID of the edited article. This cookie expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from external websites. Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you had visited the original website. These external sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you are logged into the external website.

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

If you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to automatically approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.

For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username, which cannot be changed. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you, except for data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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