Privacy Policy

Last updated: 20/02/2025

1. Who We Are

Babylon Terrariums (“we”, “our”, or “us”) operates the website at https://babylonterrariums.co.uk (“Site”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our Site.

2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments

  • Data Collected: When visitors leave comments on the Site, we collect the information provided in the comments form (such as your name, email address, and website URL). We also automatically collect your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
  • Gravatar Integration: An anonymised string (a hash of your email address) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s Privacy Policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if associated with Gravatar) may be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media

  • Uploads: If you upload images to our Site, please avoid including embedded location data (such as EXIF GPS metadata). Be aware that visitors may download these images and extract any embedded location information.

Contact Forms

  • Direct Inquiries: If you contact us through our forms, the personal data you provide (such as your name, email address, and message) will be used solely to respond to your inquiry and provide you with the requested information or support.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our Site. The types of cookies we set include:

  • Comment Cookies: When you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in a cookie. This cookie lasts for one year and is for your convenience.
  • Login Cookies: On our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
  • Session Cookies: When you log in, cookies are set to remember your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies generally last for two days (or two weeks if you select “Remember Me”), and screen option cookies last for one year.
  • Editor Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie may be saved to record the post ID of the article you just edited. This cookie expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on our Site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles) from third-party websites. Embedded content behaves as if you have visited the other website, which may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content.

Analytics

Where applicable, we may use third-party analytics tools to help us understand how our Site is used. These tools may collect data such as your IP address, browsing behavior, and device information. We use this data to improve the functionality and performance of our Site.

3. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal data. However, we may share your information with:

  • Third-Party Service Providers: These include spam detection services, analytics providers, and hosting services who process data on our behalf.
  • Legal and Regulatory Authorities: In the event of a legal obligation, we may disclose your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or court orders.
  • Business Transfers: Should we be involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable confidentiality and privacy protections.

4. How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: Any comments you leave are retained indefinitely along with their metadata. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
  • User Accounts: For users who register on our Site, the personal information provided will be stored in your user profile. You may view, edit, or delete your personal data at any time (except your username). Website administrators also have access to this information for management purposes.

5. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on our Site or have left comments, you have the following rights:

  • Data Access and Export: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Data Deletion: You may request that we erase any personal data we hold about you (except where we are legally obligated to retain certain data for administrative, legal, or security purposes).
  • Data Correction: You can request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

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

6. Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments and any associated metadata may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Your data may also be processed and stored by third-party service providers located in jurisdictions outside your own. In such cases, we ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your information.

7. Additional Information

How We Protect Your Data

We implement a range of technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include secure server configurations, encryption, and regular security assessments.

Data Breach Procedures

In the unlikely event of a data breach, we have procedures in place to promptly investigate and mitigate any risks. We will notify affected users and relevant authorities in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Third Parties from Whom We Receive Data

We may receive personal data from third parties (e.g., social media platforms or third-party service providers) if you interact with our embedded content or if you choose to link your accounts with our Site. This data will be processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Automated Decision Making and Profiling

We do not use your personal data for fully automated decision making or profiling that produces legal effects or similarly significant outcomes. Any such processing will be subject to appropriate safeguards and oversight.

Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements

Where required by law or applicable industry regulations, we may disclose details of our data processing activities to regulatory authorities. This Privacy Policy is designed to provide transparency about our data practices and help ensure compliance with all relevant legal obligations.

8. Your Contact Information

If you have any questions, comments, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email:oz@babylonterrariums.co.uk