Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website and services.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://shopmyhood.co.za.
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. This helps us detect spam.
An anonymized 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 may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download images and extract this location data if it is included.
Cookies
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year so you don’t have to re-enter your details.
- 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.
- When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, and screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
- Editing or publishing an article saves an additional cookie in your browser. This contains no personal data, only the post ID of the article you edited, and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site 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 the embedded content, including if you 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.
- Your data is never sold to third parties.
- Limited information may be shared with delivery partners for order fulfilment when using the marketplace.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely, so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- For users who register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also see and edit this information.
What Rights You Have 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, including any data you have provided.
- Request that we erase any personal data we hold about you (excluding data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes).
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Other personal data may be stored securely in our website servers and payment partners for processing orders.