Privacy Policy

Who We Are
Our website address is: https://beyondjewellery.org

Information We Collect

Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to assist with spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) of your email may be sent to Gravatar to check if you use the service. Once approved, your profile picture will appear publicly with your comment. View Gravatar’s policy here.

Media Uploads
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors may download and extract this data.

Cookies

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience.

• If you comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and site in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.

• When visiting the login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies.

• Login cookies are stored for two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected), and screen preference cookies last one year.

• Editing or publishing an article will store a cookie indicating the article ID, which expires after one day.

Embedded Content

Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles) from third-party sites. These act as if you visited the external site directly and may collect data, use cookies, or monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

Data Sharing

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

Data Retention

• Comments and related metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize follow-ups automatically.

• Registered users (if applicable) may view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except usernames). Admins can also access and modify this information.

Your Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or request deletion. This excludes data required for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Where Your Data Goes

Visitor comments may be analyzed through automated spam detection tools.