Privacy Policy

Welcome to SOHO Surfaces (https://sohosurfaces.com)! Your privacy is important to us, and this Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you interact with our website. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your data.

1. Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comments form, including your name, email address, and any other details you choose to include. Additionally, we collect your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string (also known as a hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy here . If your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public alongside your comment.

2. Media Uploads

If you upload images to our website, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images if such data is present.

3. Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Here’s how we use them:

Comment Cookies : If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so that you don’t need to re-enter your details when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

Login Cookies : When you log in to our site, we set temporary cookies to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. Upon logging in, additional cookies are set to save your login information and screen display preferences. 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. Logging out will remove these cookies.

Post Editing Cookies : 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 one day.

4. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our articles may include embedded content such as videos, images, or other media from third-party websites. Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you had visited the other website directly.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. If you have an account and are logged in to the third-party website, they may also track your interaction with the embedded content.

5. Data Sharing

We do not share your personal data with third parties except in the following circumstances:

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

Third-Party Services : We may share your data with trusted third-party services (e.g., Gravatar) to provide certain functionalities. These services have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.

6. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Comments : If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically, avoiding moderation queues.

User Accounts : For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also access and modify this information.

7. Your Rights Over Your Data

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Access : If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided.

Deletion : You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not apply to data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

8. Spam Detection

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to ensure the integrity of our platform.

9. Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at (469) 560-5111.