Welcome to Local Food Advisor (https://localfoodadvisor.com) (“we,” “our,” “us”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your information through compliance with applicable data protection laws such as the GDPR and CCPA.
Information We Collect
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 (hash) created from your email may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.
If you upload images to the site, please avoid embedding location data (EXIF GPS) in the images, as this information may be accessible to visitors who download them.
Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data only when:
You have given consent for one or more specific purposes.
Processing is necessary to fulfill a contract with you.
Processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
We have a legitimate interest that is not overridden by your rights.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
When visiting the login page, a temporary cookie checks if your browser accepts cookies.
Login cookies last two days; screen display choices cookies last one year.
If “Remember Me” is selected during login, cookies will persist for two weeks.
If you log out, login cookies are removed.
Editing or publishing articles sets an additional cookie expiring after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly, which may collect data, use cookies, embed tracking, and monitor your interaction, especially if you have accounts on those services.
How We Use Your Information
We use collected data to:
Improve spam detection
Moderate and approve comments
Maintain site functionality and security
Comply with legal obligations
Data Sharing and Third-Party Processors
We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers for the purposes of website operation, management, security, and analytics. These include, but are not limited to:
We require these third parties to protect your data and only use it for specified purposes.
Data Retention
Comment content and metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. User profile information is stored for registered users and can be viewed, edited, or deleted at any time, except usernames cannot be changed.
Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Access your personal data
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
Request deletion of your data (subject to legal exceptions)
Object to or restrict processing of your data
Data portability (receive your data in a structured, commonly used format)
Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
International Data Transfers
Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside your own, including the United States. We ensure appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses are in place to protect your personal data during international transfers.
Children’s Privacy
Our site is not intended for individuals under 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If you believe we have collected such data, please contact us to request deletion.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy occasionally. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify users of material changes via the website or email.
Contact Us
For any privacy-related questions or concerns, please contact:
