This Privacy Policy explains how DIYSkills101.com collects, uses, and protects any information you provide while using this website.

DIYSkills101.com is dedicated to safeguarding your privacy. If we request information that can identify you when using this site, rest assured it will be handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

DIYSkills101.com may update this policy periodically. We encourage you to review this page regularly to stay informed of any changes. This policy is effective as of September 2024.

Information we may collect:

We might collect information such as:

  • Your name
  • Contact details, including your email address
  • Demographic info like your postal code, preferences, and interests
  • Other details relevant to surveys or special offers

Why do we need this information?

We collect this information to understand your needs and serve you better.

Specifically:

  • For our records.
  • To help us improve our products and services.
  • To send occasional promotional emails about new products, special offers, or other updates we think you’ll like.
  • To personalize the website based on your interests.

Security

We’re dedicated to keeping your information safe. To protect it from unauthorized access or sharing, we have physical, electronic, and management systems in place to secure the information we collect online.

Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the information in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser details to help detect spam.

We may create an anonymous version of your email (called a hash) and share it with Gravatar to check if you’re using their service. You can view Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will appear next to it for public viewing.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you 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 website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our 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 will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie 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 will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this 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.

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 retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

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