Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://storytyme.co.nz

Reviews

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

An anonymised 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 reviews, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your reviews.

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.

Cookies

If you leave a review 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 review. 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.

Who we share your data with

We respect your privacy and are committed to ensuring that your information is only shared at the minimum level necessary to operate our website and provide our services. To the extent that any data is shared, it is solely with third-party service providers essential for the smooth operation of our website, such as those supporting our e-commerce platform, payment processing, and website hosting. Your information, such as your IP address (used in cases like password resets), is shared only when required by these providers to support the functionality of our website. Beyond these operational requirements, we do not sell, trade, or share your personal information with any other entities or for any other purpose.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a review, the review and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up reviews 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 reviews, 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 your data is sent

Your data is sent only to the third-party vendors and service providers upon whom we rely to operate our website. This includes partners essential to processing orders, managing payments, and maintaining the functionality of our site. Data sharing is strictly limited to these operational needs, ensuring your information supports only the smooth and secure operation of this website. Beyond these specific uses, your data is not transmitted elsewhere and is securely retained on the servers that power our website.