Who we are
Our website address is: https://designeq.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, together with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help with spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address, also known as a hash, may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the Design EQ website, you should avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data, including EXIF GPS data.
Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from images published on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our website, you may choose to save your name, email address and website in cookies. These are provided for your convenience so that you do not need to enter your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will remain for one year.
If you visit a login page on our website, we may set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we may also set cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies generally remain for two days, while screen preference cookies remain for one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login may 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 may be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Pages and articles on this website may include embedded content, such as videos, images, articles and other media.
Embedded content from third-party websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited the third-party website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking and monitor your interaction with their content. This may include tracking your interaction with embedded content where you have an account with the relevant third party and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
We may also share personal information with trusted third-party service providers where necessary to operate, maintain, secure or support the Design EQ website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its associated metadata may be retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website, where applicable, we may also store the personal information provided within their user profile.
Users can view, edit or delete their personal information at any time, except where certain account information, such as a username, cannot be changed. Website administrators may also view and edit this information where necessary to administer the website.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this website or have left comments, you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, including information you have provided to us.
You may also request that we correct or erase personal data we hold about you. This does not include information that we are required to retain for administrative, legal, regulatory or security purposes.
Depending on the applicable data protection legislation, you may also have rights relating to the restriction of processing, objection to processing and data portability.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Personal data may also be processed by third-party service providers used to operate and maintain the Design EQ website. Where personal data is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards will be applied where required by applicable data protection legislation.