Privacy Policy
At PlantBase, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how your data is collected, used, and safeguarded when you visit our website.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://plantbase.eu
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information 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 created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be shared with the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available on Automattic’s website. Once your comment is approved, your profile image (if available) may be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download and extract location information from images published on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set cookies to save your login details and screen display preferences:
Login cookies last two days
Screen preference cookies last one year
If “Remember Me” is selected, your login will persist for two weeks
Logging out of your account removes login cookies.
If you edit or publish content, a cookie will be stored in your browser indicating the post ID. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Content on this site may include embedded material (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from third-party websites behaves in the same way as if you visited that website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, apply third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content, especially if you are logged in to their platform.
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.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and related metadata are stored indefinitely to allow automatic approval of future comments.
For registered users (if applicable), we store personal information provided in the user profile. Users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for usernames. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your Data Rights
You have the right to:
Request an exported copy of your personal data
Request deletion of your personal data
This does not include data we are required to keep for legal, administrative, or security reasons.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:
Email: info@plantbase.eu