Welcome to Wonderlust Haven! Here, we value and respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website, http://wonderlusthaven.com.

• Comments

When you leave comments on our site, we collect data provided in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection. An anonymized string generated from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s Privacy Policy can be found here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is publicly visible in the context of your comment.

• Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.

• Cookies

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

Upon visiting our login page, a temporary cookie is set 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 set up cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login persistence to two weeks. Logging out of your account removes the login cookies.

Editing or publishing an article results in an additional cookie saved in your browser, indicating the post ID of the edited article. This cookie expires after 1 day.

• Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) that behaves similarly to if the visitor visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

• Data Sharing

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

• Data Retention

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely for automatic follow-up comment approval. For registered users, personal information provided in user profiles is stored. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information (except for username changes). Website administrators can also access and modify this information.

• Your Rights

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

• Data Processing Location

Visitor comments may undergo automated spam detection services.

Should you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us.