Who we are
Our website address is: https://dgl223.sdhaliwal8.imgd.ca/redesign
This website represents Gardens on Anderton, a community garden space in the Comox Valley, British Columbia.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:
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The data shown in the comments form
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The visitor’s IP address
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The browser user agent string (to help with spam detection)
An anonymized string created from your email address (called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it.
The Gravatar privacy policy is available here:
https://automattic.com/privacy/
After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if you use Gravatar) will be visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images containing EXIF GPS location data.
Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from any images posted publicly on the site.
Cookies
We use cookies for functionality and convenience:
If you leave a comment
You may opt-in to saving your:
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Name
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Email
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Website
These cookies last one year.
Login Page
When you visit the login page, we set a temporary cookie that checks whether your browser accepts cookies.
This cookie contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.
When you log in
We set several cookies to save:
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Your login information
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Your display/screen preferences
Login cookies last two days.
Screen options cookies last one year.
If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks.
Logging out removes these cookies.
Editing or publishing content
When you edit or publish a post, we set an additional cookie containing the post ID of the article you edited.
This contains no personal data and expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as:
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Videos
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Images
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Articles
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Social media posts
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Maps
Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited those third-party websites directly.
These external sites may:
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Collect data about you
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Use cookies
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Add third-party tracking
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Monitor your interaction with their embedded content
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Track your interactions if you have an account on their service and are logged in
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
We may also share data with:
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Spam detection services
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Payment processors (for memberships or donations)
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Email services (to send newsletters or confirmations)
We do not sell or rent your data.
How long we retain your data
Comments
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely.
This allows us to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments.
User Accounts
If users register on our website (if enabled):
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We store the personal information provided in their user profile.
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Users may view, edit, or delete their information at any time
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Website administrators can also view and edit user information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have:
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An account on this site, or
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Left comments
You may request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
This does not include data we must keep for:
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Legal reasons
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Administrative purposes
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Security purposes
To request data access or deletion, please contact us at:
📧 [gardensonaderton@gmail.com]
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.