Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://clarityliving.org.

This privacy policy outlines how we handle your data when you interact with our site.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data provided in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to support spam filtering.

An anonymised version of your email address (a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile image may be displayed alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, we recommend removing any embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Website visitors can potentially extract this location data from uploaded images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our website, you can choose to save your name, email address and website in cookies. These are designed for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter your details when posting future comments. These cookies are stored for one year.

When you access our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine your browser’s cookie settings. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted once your browser is closed.

Upon logging in, we will set several cookies to store your login details and screen display settings. Login cookies remain for two days, screen option cookies for a year. Selecting ‘Remember Me’ will keep your login active for two weeks. If you log out, these cookies are removed.

If you edit or publish a post, a cookie storing the post ID will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not contain personal information and expires in one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Our articles may contain embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves exactly as it would on the original external site.

These external sites may collect information about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, and track your interactions with their embedded content if you are logged into their platform.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for security purposes.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This helps us recognise and automatically approve follow-up comments.

For users who register on our site (if applicable), we store the personal details provided in their user profiles. Users may view, update, or delete their personal data at any time, except for their username. Site administrators also have access to edit this information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account with us or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request deletion of your personal information. This does not apply to any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be processed by an automated spam detection system to ensure the integrity of our site.