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Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://parcslife.com. We’re based in the UK with content aimed at a UK audience.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics. Visit the Google website for more information on how it uses data here: How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps.

We use cookies, and other similar technologies from Google, for measurement and analysis of site visits (so we can see how many people visit our site, how many times a post is viewed, and other similar information).

We have signed up to the Google advertising service, AdSense, which also uses cookies and similar technology to display advertisements, identify browsing interests and deliver targeted or customised advertisements. They may also share information with third party advertising partners.

You can opt out from Google using your data using the Google Consent Manager opt out service provided on this website.

We currently also use the Cookie Yes plugin to allow opting out of cookies. We will review the need for this plugin once we have verified that the Google Consent Manager Service is working correctly on the site.

Leaving comments on the site

Some pages on the website may have the option to leave comments.

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

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 is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Cookies (from the comments service provider)

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

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

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Who we share your data with

If you have an account and request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Uploading images

We don’t generally have an option to upload images to our website.

On a rare occasion that you do upload images to the website, it’s best to avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on 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 the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.