Who we are
Seasonal Simplicity is a website that shares simple, thoughtful ideas for celebrating the seasons, including decor, food, and gifting.
Our website address is:
https://www.seasonalsimplicity.co.uk
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps with spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address, also known as a hash, may be provided 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 is visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
Images published on this website are uploaded by the site owner. Care is taken to avoid including embedded location data, such as EXIF GPS data, in images shared on the site.
Cookies
This website uses cookies to help improve functionality and understand how visitors use the site.
If you leave a comment on the site, you may choose to save your name, email address and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience, so you do not need to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
Cookies may also be set by analytics services or embedded content from other websites, as described elsewhere in this policy.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect how the site functions.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content, such as videos, images or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content, including tracking if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We may use analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to help us understand how visitors use the site and improve content and the user experience. These services may collect anonymised information such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and general location data. This information does not personally identify you.
Who we share your data with
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How long do 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 any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
What rights you have over your data
If you 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 obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact information
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, you can contact us at:
Changes to this policy
This privacy policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the site or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page.