Privacy Policy

Dragon Amateur Radio Club

Website address: https://dragonamateurradioclub.co.uk

Dragon Amateur Radio Club is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to that data.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps us with spam detection and site security.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here:
https://automattic.com/privacy/

Once your comment has been approved, your profile picture (if applicable) will be visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download images and may be able to extract any location data included within them.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are provided for your convenience so you do not need to re-enter your details when leaving future comments. These cookies will remain for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.

When you log in, we set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences.

• Login cookies last for two days
• Screen option cookies last for one year

If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not contain personal data and simply identifies the post you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles from other websites. Embedded content behaves in exactly the same way as if you had 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 their content—particularly if you have an account with them and are logged in.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the password reset email for security purposes.

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognise and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.

If you register for an account on the website (where applicable), we store the personal information you provide in your user profile.

• You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except your username).
• Website administrators can also view and edit this information as required for site administration.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request:

• An exported file of the personal data we hold about you
• That we erase your personal data

This does not include any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Requests relating to your data can be made by contacting the website administrator.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to help protect the website from abuse.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact the website administrator via the contact details provided on the site.