Last updated: 10/1/2025
At EcoHomeWise (https://ecohomewise.com), we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your personal information.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://ecohomewise.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, you should avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may download and extract any location data from images posted on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you don’t have to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set cookies to save your login details and screen display preferences.
Login cookies last for two days.
Screen option cookies last for one year.
If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks.
Logging out removes the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply stores the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves as though you visited the third-party website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, including tracking if you have an account and are logged in to that site.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to help us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request:
An exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided.
That we erase any personal data we hold about you, except for data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
