Privacy Policy

Your privacy matters to us. This policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, and how it is used when you visit QueenBee Magazine.

Who We Are

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

Information We Collect

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:

  • The information entered into the comment form
  • The visitor’s IP address
  • Browser user agent (to help detect spam)

An anonymised string created from your email address (a “hash”) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you have a profile there. Their privacy policy is available here:
https://automattic.com/privacy/

Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if you have one) becomes visible alongside your comment.

Images & Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading photos containing embedded location data (EXIF/GPS).
Other visitors can download images from the site and may be able to extract this information.

Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience. For example:

  • If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email and website in cookies so you don’t have to re-enter them next time. These cookies last for one year.
  • When you visit the login page, we set a temporary cookie to check whether your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.
  • When you log in, we set cookies to remember your login details and your display preferences.
    • Login cookies last for 2 days
    • Screen option cookies last for 1 year
    • “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for 2 weeks
  • If you log out, login cookies are removed.
  • If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be saved to your browser to record the post ID of the article you edited. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after 1 day.

(For a full breakdown of cookies used across the website, please see our Cookie Policy.)

Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content from other websites (for example videos, social media feeds, images or articles).

Embedded content behaves in the exact same way as if you visited the other site directly.
These external websites may:

  • Collect data about you
  • Use cookies
  • Track your interaction with their content
  • Monitor your activity if you are logged in to their platform

We cannot control third-party data collection.

Who We Share Your Data With

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

How Long We Keep Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely, so we can automatically recognise and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.
  • For users who register an account (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in the user profile.
    • Users can view, edit or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames).
    • Site administrators can also view and edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have:

  • An account on this website, or
  • Previously left comments

You can request:

  • A copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • That we delete any personal data we hold about you

This does not include information we must keep for administrative, legal or security purposes.

To make a request, please contact us at:
hello@queenbeemagazine.co.uk

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked using an automated spam detection service (such as Akismet).