Privacy Policy for GuestPost.uk

At GuestPost.uk, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled responsibly. This Privacy Policy outlines what data we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have regarding your personal data.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://guestpost.uk

We provide guest posting and SEO-related services. This Privacy Policy applies to all users who access our website or interact with our services.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the information shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This helps us detect and prevent spam.

An anonymised hash of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to confirm whether you are using it. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile image becomes visible to the public next to your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may download and extract location data from images published on the website.

Cookies

Comment Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year and are meant purely for convenience.

Login Cookies

If you have an account:

• A temporary cookie is set when you visit the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is deleted once the browser is closed.

• When you log in, several cookies are set to store your login details and display preferences.

  • Login cookies last for two days.

  • Screen options cookies last for one year.

• If you select “Remember Me”, your login remains active for two weeks.

• Logging out removes login cookies.

Editing/Publishing Cookies

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored in your browser. It contains no personal information and simply records the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our website may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from third-party websites behaves exactly as if you visited those websites directly.

These external websites may:

• Collect data about you

• Use cookies

• Implement additional tracking

• Monitor your interaction with embedded content

• Track your behaviour if you are logged in to their platform

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

Who We Share Your Data With & How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognise and auto-approve follow-up comments instead of placing them in moderation.

User Accounts

If you register on our website, we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time, except for the username.
Website administrators can also view and modify this information as necessary.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you may request:

• A copy of the personal data we hold about you

• Deletion of any personal data we possess about you

This excludes any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
You can request this by contacting us through our official contact channels.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be submitted to an automated spam detection service.
Other than this, we do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data with third parties.

Your Contact Information

If you provide us with contact details (such as email or phone number), we use this information only for communication related to our services, customer support, or updates you have opted in to receive.
We do not share your contact information with third parties except when legally required.

Additional Information

This section outlines additional ways we safeguard your data and how our platform operates with third-party systems.

How We Protect Your Data

We implement a variety of security measures to protect your personal information, including:

• Encrypted website connection (SSL)

• Secure servers

• Limited access to your data by authorised personnel only

• Regular software and security updates

While we follow industry best practices, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. However, we continually work to protect your data to the best of our ability.

What Data Breach Procedures We Have in Place

In the event of a data breach, we will:

1. Immediately investigate the issue

2. Notify affected users within 72 hours, where required by law

3. Take steps to contain and resolve the breach

4. Review and strengthen our security protocols

What Third Parties We Receive Data From

We may receive information from third-party analytics providers, advertising partners, or spam-detection services. This may include:

• Device information

• Browser information

• Behavioural data

• Traffic analytics

This data helps us improve website performance and user experience.

What Automated Decision-Making and/or Profiling We Do with User Data

We may use automated systems to:

• Detect spam comments

• Analyse website traffic

• Recommend relevant content

These processes do not have a significant impact on users and do not involve decisions that affect your legal rights.

Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements

If required by law, we may disclose personal data to comply with legal or regulatory obligations. This includes cooperation with law enforcement, government authorities, or compliance audits.