Sew Creative | Privacy Policy

At Sew Creative, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains how we handle your information when you visit sewcreative.org.uk.

1. Information We Collect

  • Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comments form, plus your IP address and browser info to help us filter out spam.

  • Gravatar: An anonymized string (hash) created from your email may be provided to the Gravatar service. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment.

  • Media: If you upload images to our site, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as other visitors can download and extract this information.

2. Cookies

We use cookies to make your experience on our site smoother:

  • Convenience: If you leave a comment, you can opt-in to saving your name and email in cookies so you don’t have to re-type them next time (lasts 1 year).

  • Login Info: We set temporary cookies to check if your browser accepts them. When you log in, we set cookies to remember your login (2 days to 2 weeks) and screen display preferences (1 year).

  • Editing: If you edit or publish an article, a technical cookie is saved to track the post ID (expires after 1 day).

3. Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos from YouTube, images, etc.). This content behaves exactly as if you visited the other website directly. These sites may collect data about you, use their own cookies, and monitor your interaction with that content.

4. Data Sharing & Retention

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

  • Comments: Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

  • User Profiles: For registered users, we store the personal info provided in your profile. You can see, edit, or delete your information at any time (except your username).

  • Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

5. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you have the right to:

  1. Request an Export: Receive a file of the personal data we hold about you.

  2. Request Erasure: Ask us to delete your personal data.

Note: This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes (such as workshop booking records).

6. Contact Us

For any privacy-related questions or data requests, please contact our Data Controller at info@sewcreative.org.uk.