Who we are
Our website address is: https://bristolshandymanteam.co.uk
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string (also called a hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check for an existing profile. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible publicly alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract any location data from images.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience and understand site usage. By using our site, you consent to our use of these tools. The technologies we use include but are not limited to:
Microsoft Clarity: We use Microsoft Clarity to understand how users interact with our site through session recordings, heatmaps, and behavioral analytics. This helps us optimize our website content and design. Clarity collects usage data via first and third-party cookies and similar technologies. For more information, visit the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
Google Analytics: Gathers anonymous usage statistics (e.g., page views, traffic sources) to help us optimize site performance and content strategy.
Google Search Console: Provides search performance and indexing data to ensure our site appears correctly in Google Search results.
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These last for one year for convenience.
Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies; it expires when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set cookies to remember your login for two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected) and to save your screen display choices; screen options cookies last for one year. Logging out removes these cookies.
Editing or publishing an article sets a session cookie that indicates the post ID you edited; it expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content (including if you have an account and are logged in).
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Data collected by Microsoft Clarity is shared with Microsoft under their Privacy Policy.
Anonymous analytics data is shared with Google under their Privacy Policy for Google Analytics and Google Search Console.
How long we retain your data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and automatically approve follow-up comments.
For registered users (if any), we store personal information in user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except usernames). Administrators can also manage this information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or request erasure of any personal data we hold (excluding data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes).
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments and metadata may be processed by an automated spam detection service.
Interaction and usage data are sent to Microsoft (for Clarity) and Google (for Analytics and Search Console) on servers located in their respective regions.