Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is www.fragrancemafia.com.

User Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data entered in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser details to help with spam prevention.

An anonymized hash of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. Gravatar’s privacy policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) will appear publicly next to your comment.

Uploaded Media

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

Cookies and Tracking

  • Comments: When you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies remain active for one year.
  • Login Activity: A temporary cookie is set when accessing the login page to confirm browser compatibility. This cookie does not store personal data and is deleted when you close the browser.
  • Login Details: After logging in, cookies are created to save your login credentials and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, while screen preference cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends login persistence to two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
  • Editing Content: Editing or publishing content stores a cookie with the post ID of the article, which expires in one day.

Embedded Content From Other Sites

Our website may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. This content behaves as though you have directly visited the external site.

These external sites may collect your data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions, especially if you have an account and are logged in to their platform.

Data Sharing

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

Data Storage and Retention

  • Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to streamline follow-up approvals.
  • User Accounts: Registered users can access, update, or delete their personal details at any time, excluding usernames. Administrators can also view and manage user data.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data. You can also request that we delete your data, excluding any information we are legally or administratively required to retain.

Data Processing and Transfers

Visitor comments may be analyzed through automated spam detection tools.