Last updated: June 2025
At Amethyst Moon, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This policy outlines what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights in relation to your information.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://amethystmoon.co.za
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (also called a hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/
After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience and will last for one year.
When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set 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 set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices.
- Login cookies last for two days; screen options cookies last for one year.
- If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
- When you log out, the login cookies are removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. It includes no personal data—just the post ID—and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves the same way as if you visited the source website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content—especially if you are logged into that site.
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 stored indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also view 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 a file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy or your data, please contact us at:
queries@amethystmoon.co.za