Who We Are

Our website address is https://walkwheelride.org.uk. Walk Wheel Ride is an online hub for walking, wheeling, and cycling information in Kirklees.

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 anonymised string (or hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you have a profile picture associated with your account. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be visible alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors to the site can download and extract this information.

Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your device to improve your experience on our website.

• If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

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

• When you log in, cookies will be set to save your login details and screen display preferences.

• Login cookies last for two days.

• Screen preference cookies last for a year.

• Selecting “Remember Me” will keep you logged in for two weeks. Logging out will remove these cookies.

• If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be saved to your browser. This only contains the post ID of the article and expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you were visiting that website directly. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interactions, especially if you have an account and are logged into that website.

Who We Share Your Data With

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

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us automatically recognise and approve follow-up comments without requiring moderation.

For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except for their username, which cannot be changed). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold about you. However, this does not include data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Where Your Data Is Sent?

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to ensure site security.