Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 17 May 2025

Your privacy is very important to us at Handy Vibes. The Privacy Policy explains: which information we collect when you visit our site, how it is used, and the rights you have over that data.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://handy-vibes.com. Our website gives advice on home improvement, including tips and DIY projects.

2. Comments

If people leave comments on our website, we keep information from the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser details, to prevent spam.

If you use Gravatar, certain unique code from your email address is shared with them to identify if you use their service. This link directs you to Gravatar’s privacy policy. After approval, if you have a photo attached to your profile, it will appear with your comment for everyone else to see.

3. Media

When you upload pictures to our site, ensure you do not include any location information (EXIF GPS). The location data in images on the website can be downloaded and extracted by users.

4. Cookies

We apply cookies to give you a better experience on our website. Whenever you leave a comment, you have the choice to save your name, email, and website in cookies to use on future visits. These cookies are good for one year.

Please be aware that a temporary cookie will be set if you try to log in. All the information in this cookie is limited, and it will be removed when you close the browser window.

Cookies will be created when you log in to help store your information and adjust the video screen as you like.

Login cookies last for two days.
Screen preference cookies last for one year.
If you select “Remember Me,” your login will continue for two weeks.
Logging out removes the login cookies.

You will receive another cookie if you work on or publish an article on the website. It does not record any personal information and only shows the post ID. It expires after one day.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

This site may add embedded elements to its articles, such as videos, images, or even more articles. Content that comes from other websites acts as if you have visited those websites on your own. These sites may keep an eye on your activities and use tracking devices if you have an account with them.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

Your IP address is always mentioned in the reset email sent to you for security. Besides this, we never sell, trade, or share your personal information to third parties, unless the law requires us to.

7. How Long Do We Retain Your Data

Whenever you leave a comment, your comment and its related information are stored for an indefinite amount of time. With this, our system automatically gives a follow-up comment the green light.

The personal information you write while registering is stored in the user profile we created for you on our website. You can manage or remove any of your account’s details except the username. Website managers have access to see and change the data as well.

8. Your Data Rights

You can request to have us send you an exported file if you have an account here or have posted comments. You may also ask that we remove your personal data, although there are some cases where we must legally or administratively keep some of it.

If you wish to request materials, please email us at contact@handy-vibes.com.