Last updated: October 9, 2026
Welcome to marklyndon.uk. This privacy policy explains how personal information is handled on this website.
Site Overview
- Website address:
[https://marklyndon.uk] - Owner: Mark Lyndon
What Personal Data Is Collected and Why
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, the data shown in the comments form is collected, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if it is in use. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. After approval of a comment, the profile picture is visible to the public in the context of that comment. Visitor comments may also be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Media
If images are uploaded to the website, visitors should 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 site.
Cookies
- Comments: If you leave a comment on the 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 last for one year.
- Login and Editing: If you visit the login page or log in to the site, temporary and persistent cookies are set up to save login information and screen display choices. Editing or publishing an article also saves a simple post ID cookie in your browser.
- General Operation: The site runs on WordPress, which may set standard functional cookies necessary for the basic operation of the content management system.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on the 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.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows any follow-up comments to be recognised and approved automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have left comments on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data held about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request the erasure of any personal data held about you, excluding any data obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Changes to This Policy
This privacy policy may be updated from time to time to reflect any changes to the website setup or WordPress functionality. Any updates will be posted on this page.