Privacy Policy

Who we are

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

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This helps us detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a “hash”) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images.

Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience:

• If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

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

• When you log in, several cookies save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, screen options cookies last for one year, and “Remember Me” login cookies last for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

• Editing or publishing an article may set a cookie in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website. These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interactions.

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

• Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely, so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

• Registered users’ personal information is stored in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their information at any time, except their username. Administrators may also manage this information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or 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.