Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://yarnbean.com.

2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on this site, we collect the data provided in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.

An anonymized string generated from your email address (known as a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify whether you use it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy can be accessed here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible in connection with your comment.

3. Media

If you upload images to this website, please ensure that they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from uploaded images.

4. Cookies

Comment Cookies:

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so that you do not need to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies will remain active for one year.

Login Cookies:

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and will be discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences.

Login cookies are retained for two days.
Screen options cookies are retained for one year.
If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out of your account removes login cookies.

Editing Cookies:

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

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited the external website.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking tools, and monitor your interaction with embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged into the external website.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the password reset email for security purposes.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments without moderation.

For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (with the exception of their username, which cannot be changed). Website administrators can also view and edit user data.

8. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this website or have left comments, you have the right to request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided.

You also have the right to request the deletion of your personal data. This excludes data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

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

10. Contact Information

If you have questions regarding this privacy policy or your personal data, please contact us at privacy@yarnbean.com