Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is: http://swiss-design.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 detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to Swiss Design, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract location data from images on our website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set 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, several cookies will be set up to save your login information and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser, indicating the post ID of the edited article. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on Swiss Design may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you visited the source website.

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

Who We Share Your Data With

If you 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 stored indefinitely for automated approval of future comments.

For users registering on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their profile. Users can edit or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also access and edit this information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments on Swiss Design, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You may also request the deletion of your personal data, excluding data we are required to keep for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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