This Privacy Policy explains how Bay of Clay handles information collected through https://bayofclay.com/.
Who we are
Bay of Clay is a pottery learning website that publishes beginner-friendly guides, ceramic tips, and practical educational content.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see whether you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible publicly in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors may be able to download and extract location data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on the site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. They last for one year.
If you visit the login page, a temporary cookie may be set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, additional cookies may be used to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login may persist for two weeks. If you log out, the login cookies are removed.
If an article is edited or published, an additional cookie may be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply identifies the post ID of the article just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or product widgets. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata may be retained indefinitely so follow-up comments can be recognized and approved more efficiently.
For users who register on the website (if any), personal information provided in a user profile may also be stored. Users can generally see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for changing 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 comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data held about you, including any data you provided. You can also request that personal data be erased, except for 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
If you have a privacy-related question, you can contact Bay of Clay at info@bayofclay.com.