Who we are
At The Buzz Base, your privacy matters. This page explains what information is collected, how it is used, and how it is protected when you visit or interact with this website.
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 anonymised 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
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.
Contact Forms
When you submit a message through the contact form on this website, your name, email address, and message are collected solely for the purpose of responding to your enquiry. This information is not shared with third parties and is only used to communicate directly with you.
When you submit a story through our submission form, your name is optional. Your submission is stored securely and will never be published without your explicit permission.
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.
When an article is edited or published, an additional cookie is stored in the browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply records the post ID of the article. It expires after one day.
Email and Newsletter
Choosing to contact us or subscribe to future updates, your email address will be used only to respond to your enquiry or send relevant content from The Buzz Base. You can request to be removed from any future communication at any time by contacting us at info@thebuzzbase.com.
Third-Party Tools
This website may use third-party tools such as analytics services and email platforms (for example, Brevo) to improve functionality and user experience. These services may collect anonymised usage data in accordance with their own privacy policies..
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
When a password reset is being requested, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Leaving a comment will result in the comment and its metadata being retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise 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
Should 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.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, you can contact us at: