Who We Are

Our website address is https://britishcarpculture.co.uk. We are a free online magazine that aims to represent the best of British Carp Culture. To fund our running costs, we use affiliate marketing. When you click on certain links within our articles, you may be directed to a retailer’s website where you can purchase a product. If you make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. For more details on affiliate marketing, see our Terms and Conditions at the footer of this page

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data transparently and securely. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

What Data We Collect

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 with spam detection.

An anonymized string (a hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at 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, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the site.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and to support affiliate marketing activities.

Functional Cookies: These cookies enable basic site functionality, such as remembering your login information.
Affiliate Marketing Cookies: To support our affiliate marketing partnerships, third-party networks like AWIN may place cookies on your browser when you click on affiliate links. These cookies track referrals from our site to help us earn commissions on qualifying purchases. These cookies do not store personally identifiable information.

You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings or through our cookie consent banner. For more details, see our Cookie Policy.

Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or other articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if you visited those websites directly. These sites may collect data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content.

How We Use Your Data

We collect and use your data to:

Manage comments and ensure the functionality of the website.
Support affiliate marketing efforts through third-party tracking cookies.
Improve our content and user experience.
Prevent spam and ensure the security of our site.

Who We Share Your Data With

Affiliate Networks: To facilitate affiliate marketing, anonymized data such as referral activity is shared with third-party affiliate networks like AWIN. This data helps us track and earn commissions for qualifying purchases.
Spam Detection Services: Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

For more details on how AWIN processes data, see their Privacy Policy: AWIN Privacy Policy.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.
Registered Users: For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view 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.
Request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except data we are required to retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@britishcarpculture.co.uk.

Where Your Data is Sent

Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service. For affiliate marketing purposes, anonymized referral data may be shared with networks like AWIN.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The latest version will always be available on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at: contact@britishcarpculture.co.uk