What personal data we collect and why

Comments

When you leave a comment on our website, we collect the information you enter in the comment form. We also store your IP address and browser information to prevent spam.

An encrypted version of your email address may be shared with Gravatar to check if you have a profile there. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will appear next to your comment. For more information, please see Gravatar’s privacy policy.

Media

When uploading images to the website, we recommend that you do not upload photos that contain location data. This is because visitors can extract this data from images.

Contact Forms

When you contact us via a form, we use your information solely to respond to your message. This information is not used for marketing purposes.


Cookies

Comments

When you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is purely for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter this information. These cookies are stored for one year.

Sign in

When you visit the login page, we set a temporary cookie to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal data and is deleted as soon as you close your browser.

After logging in, cookies are set to remember your login and display settings. Login cookies remain valid for two days, and display settings for one year. If you select “Remember me,” you will remain logged in for two weeks. These cookies are deleted when you log out.

Edit articles

When you edit or publish an article, a cookie containing that article's ID is stored. It expires after one day.


Embedded content from other websites

Posts on this site may contain embedded content, such as videos or images. This content behaves as if you were visiting the other website directly.

These external websites may collect information about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with that content, especially if you are logged in there.


Who we share your information with

We do not share your information with third parties, except when necessary for purposes such as spam detection or when we are legally required to do so.


How long we retain your data

Comments

Comments and associated data are stored indefinitely. This allows follow-up comments to be approved automatically.

User accounts

If you have an account on our website, we store the information you enter in your profile. You can view, edit, or delete this information at any time, except for your username. Website administrators also have access to this information.


What rights you have regarding your data

You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. You can also ask us to delete this data. This does not apply to data that we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.


Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be screened using an automated spam detection service.


How we protect your data

We take security seriously and work with reliable systems and partners who take appropriate measures to protect your data as effectively as possible.


Contact

Do you have questions about this privacy policy or your personal information?
Feel free to email us at info@pep-schep.nl