Privacy Policy for Vecino

Effective Date: 30/09/2025

At Vecino, accessible from https://vecino.co.uk, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you interact with our website.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://vecino.co.uk.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect 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 privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may download and extract location data from these images.

Cookies

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies will last for one year.
  • When visiting our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
  • When you log in, cookies are set to save your login details and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” will extend your login for two weeks. Logging out will remove login cookies.
  • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply stores 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, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as though you have visited those websites directly. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content.

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. This helps us automatically recognise and approve follow-up comments.
  • For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also see and edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request:

  • An exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Erasure of any personal data we hold about you.

This does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at:
Email: info@vecino.co.uk
Address: 168 Telegraph Rd, Heswall, CH60 0AH

Vecino is committed to safeguarding your personal data and ensuring your online experience with us remains secure and transparent.