Our Identity
The URL of our website is: https://youngfarmercontest.co.nz.
User Comments
When users post comments on our site, we gather the information provided in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to aid in spam prevention.
An anonymized string generated from your email address (also known as a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy can be accessed here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Upon approval of your comment, your profile image becomes visible to the public in relation to your comment.
Media Files
When uploading images to our website, you should refrain from including images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Site visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the site.
Cookies Policy
By commenting on our site, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience to avoid re-entering your details for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
Upon visiting our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is removed once you close your browser.
When logging in, we establish several cookies to save your login details and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, while screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
Editing or publishing an article will result in an additional cookie being saved in your browser. This cookie stores no personal data and merely indicates the article ID of the post you edited. It expires after one day.
Content from Other Websites
This site may feature embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Such content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has accessed the other site directly.
These websites may gather your data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged into that site.
Data Sharing
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data Retention
Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any subsequent comments automatically, rather than keeping them in a moderation queue.
For registered users on our site, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Site administrators can also access and modify that information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including data you have provided to us. You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Data Destination
Visitor comments may be analyzed through an automated spam detection service.