Who we are
Our website address is https://hobbies4.life.
Consent Management Platform
We use Google’s Consent Management Platform (CMP) to manage cookie or app identifier consent. For managing your options, click here. The link may not work if Google services are blocked by your browser or network settings. In such cases, the consent status defaults to the regulations in your area.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. 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. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
YouTube
Our website contains embedded YouTube players with privacy-enhanced mode enabled.
For more information, refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.
Spotify
Our website contains embedded Spotify players. On clicking play, strictly necessary cookies are set.
For more information, refer to Spotify’s Privacy Policy.
Vimeo
Our website contains embedded Vimeo players with Do Not Track mode enabled.
For more information, refer to Vimeo’s Privacy Policy.
Kindle Instant Preview
Our website contains embedded Kindle Instant Previews. On our website, Kindle Instant Previews only uses cookies and similar tools to provide services, including authenticating, preserving settings, and delivering content.
For more information, refer to Amazon’s Privacy Notice.
Analytics
Google Analytics 4
We use Google Analytics 4 with Consent Mode enabled.
For more information, refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.
Ad Services
AdSense
We use AdSense with Consent Mode enabled.
For more information, refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.
Security
Captcha
We use the hCaptcha anti-bot service (hereinafter “hCaptcha”) on our website. This service is provided by Intuition Machines, Inc., a Delaware US Corporation (“IMI”). hCaptcha is used to check whether the data entered on our website (such as on a login page or contact form) has been entered by a human or by an automated program.
To do this, hCaptcha analyzes the behavior of the website or mobile app visitor based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website or mobile app visitor enters a part of the website or app with hCaptcha enabled. For the analysis, hCaptcha evaluates various information (e.g., IP address, how long the visitor has been on the website or app, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during the analysis will be forwarded to IMI.
hCaptcha analysis in the “invisible mode” may take place completely in the background. Website or app visitors are not advised that such an analysis is taking place if the user is not shown a challenge.
Data processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR (DSGVO): The website or mobile app operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its site from abusive automated crawling and spam.
IMI acts as a “data processor” acting on behalf of its customers as defined under the GDPR and a “service provider” for the purposes of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
For more information about hCaptcha and IMI’s privacy policy and terms of use, please visit the following links: https://hcaptcha.com/privacy and https://hcaptcha.com/terms/.
Other Services
Activity Log
If you are a registered user, we save your content activity, like creating/updating/deleting posts and comments.
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What personal data we collect and why we collect it
All searches performed using the internal site search are logged in the database, including the following information: the search query, the number of hits found, user ID for users who are logged in, and date and time.
How long we retain your data
The search logs are stored indefinitely.
YITH WooCommerce Wishlist
What we collect and store
While you visit our site, we’ll track:
- Hobbies you’ve added to the wishlist: We’ll use this to show you and other users your favourite hobbies and to create targeted email campaigns to whoever consented to receive marketing emails.
- Wishlists you’ve created: We’ll keep track of the wishlists you’ve created.
We’ll also use cookies to keep track of wishlist contents while you’re browsing our site.
Who on our team has access
Members of our team have access to the information you provide us with. For example, administrators can access:
- Wishlist details, such as hobbies added, date of addition, name, and privacy settings of your wishlists.
Our team members have access to this information to offer you better suggestions for the hobbies you love.
LiteSpeed Cache
This site utilizes caching to facilitate a faster response time and better user experience. Caching potentially stores a duplicate copy of every web page that is on display on this site.
All cache files are temporary and are never accessed by any third party, except as necessary to obtain technical support from the cache plugin vendor.
Cache files expire on a schedule set by the site administrator but may easily be purged by the admin before their natural expiration, if necessary. We may use QUIC.cloud services to process & cache your data temporarily.
Please see https://quic.cloud/privacy-policy/ for more details.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change 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 to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Third-Party Links & Use of Your Information
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not address the privacy policy and other practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any website or service that may be accessible via a link on the Service. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Grievance and Data Protection Officer
If you have any queries or concerns about processing your information that is available with us, you may email our Grievance Officer at Hobbies 4 Life, 7 Meadowbank, Edinburgh, email: admin@hobbies4.life. We will address your concerns following applicable law.