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Privacy Policy – Garden Luminous Tales
At Garden Luminous Tales, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have regarding your data. By using our website, you agree to the practices described below.
Who We Are
We are a gardening inspiration and resource platform dedicated to providing guides, articles, and tips for garden enthusiasts. Protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about how we handle your data is our priority.
Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of data when you interact with our website:
Personal Information: Name, email address, and website URL (when submitting comments or contact forms).
Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, and device information for security and analytics.
Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent, and links clicked.
Cookies & Tracking Data: To improve user experience, monitor traffic, and personalize content.
Comments & Community Interaction
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to display your profile picture. The Gravatar privacy policy can be found here: Automattic Privacy Policy.
Once approved, your comment and profile picture will be visible publicly in the context of your comment.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, please avoid uploading images with embedded EXIF GPS location data, as visitors may download and extract location details from those images.
Cookies Policy
Cookies are small data files stored on your browser to enhance your experience. We use cookies to:
Save your preferences (e.g., name, email) for faster commenting.
Maintain session logins.
Store display preferences (e.g., screen settings).
Track website traffic using Google Analytics and similar tools.
Types of cookies we use:
Essential Cookies – Required for site functionality.
Performance Cookies – Help us improve our website.
Functional Cookies – Remember preferences and settings.
Advertising Cookies – May be used to show relevant ads through trusted partners.
You can disable cookies via your browser settings at any time.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Our articles may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from third-party websites behaves exactly as if you visited those websites directly.
These websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interactions, especially if you are logged into their services (e.g., YouTube, Instagram, Facebook).
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or trade your personal information. However, we may share data in the following cases:
With service providers that help us operate the website (e.g., hosting, analytics, anti-spam tools).
If required by law, regulation, or court order.
In case of a security investigation or fraud prevention.
Data Retention Policy
Comments: Retained indefinitely to recognize and auto-approve follow-up comments.
Registered Users: Personal information is stored in their profiles. Users can edit or delete their data anytime (except usernames).
Inactive Accounts: Accounts unused for over 24 months may be deleted.
Your Data Protection Rights
You have the right to:
Access your data – Request a copy of the personal data we hold.
Rectify data – Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete information.
Erase data – Request deletion of your personal information (with legal/security exceptions).
Restrict processing – Ask us to limit how we process your data.
Data portability – Request transfer of your data to another service.
Withdraw consent – Stop receiving newsletters or marketing communications.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at support@gardenluminoustales.com.
Data Security
We use standard measures such as SSL encryption, firewalls, and secure hosting to protect your data. However, no system is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute protection.
International Users
Our website may be accessed globally. By using our site, you agree that your data may be transferred and processed outside your country, including in regions with different data protection laws.
Third-Party Services
We may use trusted third-party services such as:
Google Analytics (website traffic analysis)
Akismet (spam protection)
Mailchimp / Newsletter tools (email subscriptions)
Each of these services has its own privacy policy, which governs how your data is handled.
Contact Us
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or data requests, please reach us at..
Get in Touch
info@gardenluminoustales.com
+92-324-561-4055