Effective date: 28/08/2025

1. Who we are
   Busy Bees Honey Suppliers (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the website busybeeshoneysuppliers.com (“Site”).

2. Contact
   If you have questions about this policy or your personal data, contact:
   Email: [insert email]
   Postal address: [insert address]

3. What data we collect
   3.1 Comments

• When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comment form, your IP address and browser user agent to help with spam detection.

• An anonymised string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. After your comment is approved, your profile image (if any) is visible with your comment. See Gravatar’s privacy policy at automattic.com/privacy.

3.2 Media

• If you upload images, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the Site.

3.3 Cookies

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

• Login test cookie: If you visit the login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is removed when you close your browser.

• Login cookies: When you log in, we set cookies to save your login details and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days. Screen options cookies last one year. If you select “Remember Me”, login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.

• Editor cookie: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. It stores the post ID of the article and expires after one day.

3.4 Accounts and profiles

• If you register, we collect the information you provide in your profile and account settings.

3.5 Technical data

• We may collect standard technical information such as IP address, browser type and version, device identifiers, referrer and pages visited, for security and performance.

4. Embedded content
   Articles on the Site may include embedded content (for example videos, images or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly. Those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third party tracking and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

5. Why we use your data (legal bases)

• To operate and provide the Site and its features, including comments and user accounts (contract).

• To prevent spam, fraud and abuse, and to keep the Site secure (legitimate interests and legal obligation).

• To remember your preferences, such as cookie choices and display options (consent or legitimate interests).

• To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations (legal obligation).

6. How long we keep your data

• Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely so we can recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically.

• For registered users, we store the personal information in their profile for as long as the account is active. Users can see, edit or delete their personal information at any time, except the username cannot be changed. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

• Cookies last as described in section 3.3.

• Technical and security logs are kept for a reasonable period for security and maintenance.

7. Who we share your data with

• Service providers who host the Site or provide security, maintenance and related services, under appropriate confidentiality and data protection terms.

• Gravatar/Automattic if you use a Gravatar with your comment (see 3.1).

• Law enforcement or regulators if required by law.

8. International transfers
   If we transfer your data outside the UK or EEA, we will rely on an adequacy decision or use appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses.

9. Your rights
   Depending on your location (including under UK GDPR), you have the right to:

• Access your personal data.

• Rectify inaccurate or incomplete data.

• Erase your data in certain circumstances.

• Restrict or object to processing in certain circumstances.

• Data portability in certain circumstances.

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
  To exercise these rights, contact us using the details in section 2. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office or your local supervisory authority.

10. Security
    We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data. No system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Children
    The Site is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

12. Links to other sites
    Our Site may contain links to third party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review their privacy policies.

13. Changes to this policy
    We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

14. How to manage cookies
    Most browsers let you control cookies through settings. If you disable cookies, some features of the Site may not function properly. For more information, see your browser’s help pages.