Privacy Policy

1. Data Collected

In the course of its activities, Cape Pebble collects the following information:

  • Full Name
  • Email Address
  • Phone Number
  • IP Address

2. Collection Methods

Data is collected directly from users through contact forms on the website.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

The collected data is used for the following purposes:

  • Managing contact and information requests
  • Providing services offered by Cape Pebble
  • Ensuring website security and fraud prevention

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Data processing is based on:

  • User consent (for contact forms)
  • Contractual execution (client and service management)
  • Legitimate interest (particularly for website security)

5. Data Security and Storage

Data is stored on secure servers located within the European Union. Adequate security measures are implemented to prevent unauthorized access, modification, or disclosure.

6. Data Sharing

No personal data collected on the site is shared with service providers or third parties.

7. Data Retention

Personal data is retained for five years from the last contact with the user.

8. User Rights

In accordance with applicable regulations, users have the following rights:

  • Right of access: Obtain the personal data held about them.
  • Right of rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.
  • Right of opposition: Object to certain processing activities.
  • Right to erasure: Request deletion of personal data.

To exercise these rights, please email: [email protected]

9. Cookies

The website does not use cookies.

10. Privacy Policy Modifications

Cape Pebble reserves the right to modify this policy at any time, without prior notice or consent. Any updates will be posted on this page.

11. Data Protection Contact

For any questions regarding personal data protection, please contact: [email protected]

12. Comments

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

An anonymized string created from your email address (hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. Gravatar’s privacy policy: here. After approval, your profile picture is visible with your comment.

13. Media

If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images.

14. Cookies Usage

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last one year.

If you visit the login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Upon login, several cookies are set to save login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, screen options one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser with no personal data, simply indicating the post ID. It expires after one day.

15. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.), which behaves as if the visitor has visited the original website. These sites may collect data, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor interactions.

16. Data Sharing

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

17. Data Retention

Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely for recognition of follow-ups instead of moderation queues.

For registered users, personal information in profiles is stored indefinitely. Users can view, edit, or delete their data (except usernames). Admins can also edit this information.

18. Your Data Rights

If you have an account or left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or its deletion. This does not include data retained for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

19. Where Your Data is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.