This Privacy Policy explains how Northill Parish (“we”, “our”, or “us”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our website: https://northillparish.co.uk/.
We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and handling personal data responsibly and transparently.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://northillparish.co.uk/
This website provides community, parish, and local information for residents and visitors.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the Website, we collect the information shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This data helps us detect spam and maintain the security of the Website.
An anonymised string (hash) generated from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available through Gravatar) may be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Gravatar’s privacy policy is available on Automattic’s website.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to the Website, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the Website may be able to download images and extract location data from them.
Cookies
Our Website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience.
- If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are stored for convenience and last for one year.
- When you visit the login page, a temporary cookie is created to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.
- When you log in, cookies are set to save your login details and display preferences.
- Login cookies last two days
- Screen preference cookies last one year
- Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks
- Logging out removes login cookies.
- If you edit or publish content, a cookie storing the post ID will be saved. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this Website may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you visited the external website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, particularly if you are logged in to their platform.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email as a security measure.
We do not sell, trade, or rent personal information to third parties.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and related metadata are retained indefinitely to help us recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically.
- For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators may also access and edit this information for administrative purposes.
Your Data Rights
You have the right to:
- Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your personal data
This does not include data we are required to retain for legal, administrative, or security reasons.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service to protect the Website from misuse.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at: