Privacy Policy

Blog

The blog content are my opinions only

The blog address is:- https://spikehopkins.co.uk.

Purpose of data collection

Any data collected is purely for the function of the blog.

Collected comment data, include IP address and browser user agent string help with spam detection.

Anonymised data created from your email address (hash) may be provided to Gravatar. This is for profile picture purposes.

Their service privacy policy is available here:-

https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Cookies

When leaving a comment on the site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. This is for your convenience to avoid repeating your details when leaving another comment.

These cookies will last for one year.

Embedded content from other websites

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 you have visited that site and therefore we are not responsible for the actions and privacy policies of third party websites.

This data may be used for monitoring site interaction including other sites you are logged into.

Length of data retention

Comments & metadata are retained indefinitely for user recognition and to allow immediate approval of further comments.

Destination of data

An automatic spam detection service will check the collected comment data.

To improve page loading speed and security content is spread worldwide via a content delivery system (CDN) and info may be sent to Cloudfare in the USA.