Privacy Policy

Who we are

Visit our website at: https://hydrostation.com.au

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to assist with spam detection.

An anonymized hash of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you have a linked account. You can review the Gravatar service’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly displayed alongside your comment.

Media

When uploading images to the website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download images and extract any location information they may contain.

Cookies

When you leave a comment on our site, you can opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for future convenience. This will allow you to avoid re-entering your details for subsequent comments. These cookies will stay active for one year.

When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal information and is deleted once you close your browser.

When you log in, we set cookies to store your login details and screen display preferences. Login cookies remain active for two days, while screen option cookies last for one year. If you choose "Remember Me," your login will stay active for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only stores the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may contain embedded content such as videos, images, or other articles. Embedded content from external websites functions the same way as if the visitor were directly visiting the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, incorporate third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. This includes tracking your engagement with the content if you have an account and are logged in to 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. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments, bypassing the moderation queue.

For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators also have access to view 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 information you’ve provided. You can also request that we delete any personal data we have on file, except for data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be subject to automated spam detection.