Privacy Policy

Effective date: September 2025

Llandudno Vaults (“we”, “our”, or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information when you visit our website: www.llandudnovaults.co.uk.

By using this website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

 

 

Who we are

Our website address is: www.llandudnovaults.co.uk.

 

Information we collect

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

• An anonymised hash of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. Their privacy policy is available here: Automattic Privacy Policy.

• After approval of your comment, your profile picture (if any) may be visible to the public.

Media

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

Cookies

• If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These last for one year.

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

• Login and screen preference cookies may be stored when you log in, lasting from two days to one year depending on your choices.

• An additional cookie may be saved when editing or publishing content. This expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles or posts may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or social media feeds). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same as if you had visited the other site directly.
These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content.

 

How we use your data

We use collected data to:

• Manage comments and prevent spam

• Provide and improve website functionality

• Communicate with you if you contact us directly

• Monitor site performance and security

 

Who we share your data with

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

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

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

 

How long we retain your data

• Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic recognition of follow-up comments.

• For registered users (if applicable), we store personal information provided in user profiles. Users can edit or delete their information at any time (except usernames). Site administrators can also access and edit that information.

 

Your rights over your data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase personal data we hold about you, excluding any information we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To make a request, please contact us at: info@llandudnovaults.co.uk

 

Where your data is sent

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

 

Updates to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective date.”