Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://homeessentia.com. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled responsibly and securely.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy. After approval, your profile picture may appear alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies will last for one year.

When visiting our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Upon logging in, cookies are set to save your login information and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only notes the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the other site directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content.

Who we share your data with

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

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to automatically approve any follow-up comments.
For users who register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

What rights you have over your data

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

Where your data is sent

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