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Privacy Statement

At Sisters Hospitallers, we are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website.

If you would like to access a copy of our full General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) policies or privacy statements, please contact us via:

Who We Are

Our website address is: http://sisters.localhost.

What Data We Collect and Why

We collect different types of personal data depending on how you interact with our website:

Comments

When you leave a comment on our site, we collect:

  • The information entered into the comments form.
  • Your IP address and browser user agent (to help detect spam).

If you use the Gravatar service, an anonymized string (hash) of your email address may be sent to them to verify if you have an active profile. For details on their privacy practices, visit Gravatar’s Privacy Policy.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (e.g., EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from uploaded images.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Examples include:

  • Saving your name, email, and website details when leaving comments (optional). These cookies last one year.
  • Setting temporary cookies to test browser functionality when you visit the login page (deleted when the browser is closed).
  • Storing login credentials and screen preferences when you log in. Login cookies last two days, while screen preferences last one year.

For more information, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles) from other websites. This content behaves as though you have visited the external site directly, which may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content.

Analytics

We use analytics tools to understand how our website is used and improve the experience. These tools may collect anonymized data such as your IP address and browsing behavior.

How We Use and Share Your Data

We do not share your personal data with third parties unless necessary for specific purposes, such as:

  • Processing password reset requests (your IP address may be included in reset emails).
  • Checking visitor comments via automated spam detection services.

How Long We Keep Your Data

  • Comments: Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to help us automatically approve follow-ups.
  • User Accounts: If you register on our site, your profile data is stored until you delete it. Administrators can also view and edit user information.

Your Data Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Request that we delete your personal data (except where required for legal, administrative, or security purposes).

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details above.

Where Your Data is Sent

Visitor comments may be processed by automated spam detection services to ensure the security and functionality of our site.

If you have further questions or concerns about how we handle your personal data, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

 

Who we are

Our website address is: http://sisters.localhost.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

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

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will 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 will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

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

Analytics

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

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide 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.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

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

Your contact information

Additional information

How we protect your data

What data breach procedures we have in place

What third parties we receive data from

What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements