Privacy Policy for Kitty’s Cottage

Who we are

Our website address is: https://kittyscottage.eu.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

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

Media

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

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

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

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

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

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that 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.

Use of Font Awesome (Icon Library) 

This website uses Font Awesome, a visual icon toolkit provided by Fonticons, Inc., to display icons and graphical elements. When Font Awesome content is loaded, your browser may request files from Font Awesome’s Content Delivery Network (CDN). As a result, technical data such as your IP address, browser type, and request timestamp may be processed to deliver these files efficiently and securely. 

Font Awesome does not use this data to personally identify visitors. According to Fonticons, Inc., CDN logs are retained only for operational and security purposes and are deleted within a short period. 

For more information, please review Font Awesome’s privacy documentation: https://fontawesome.com/privacy. 

Google Maps Widget (Google Ireland Limited / Google LLC) This website uses the Google Maps widget to display interactive maps and location information. The widget is an external content display service provided by Google. When you view a page containing Google Maps, your browser automatically sends technical data to Google, such as your IP address, device and browser details, and interaction data with the map. 

Google may use this data for service functionality, security, and analytics. Data may be transferred to servers outside the EU, including the United States. Google applies safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for international transfers. 

The Google Maps widget may set cookies or use similar technologies to remember user preferences and enable map features. These cookies only load after you provide consent through our cookie banner, in accordance with GDPR and the Irish ePrivacy Regulations. 

For more information, please see Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. 

Hosting and Backend Infrastructure (Hostinger International Ltd.) Our website is hosted on servers provided by Hostinger International Ltd. Hosting services are essential for operating and delivering this website. When you access our site, Hostinger automatically processes certain technical data to ensure security, stability, and performance. This may include your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, timestamps, and error logs. 

Hostinger stores this data in server logs for security monitoring, preventing abuse, detecting malicious activity, and ensuring reliable service operation. Log data is retained for a limited period and is not used to personally identify visitors unless required for security or legal reasons. 

Hostinger may process data on servers located within the EU. In some cases, technical data may be transferred outside the EU; Hostinger applies appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) where required. 

For more information, please refer to Hostinger’s Privacy Policy: https://www.hostinger.com/privacy-policy