Our Polices
Privacy Policy
At Poetic Treasures, accessible from http://poetic-treasures.com, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the rights you have regarding your data.
Who We Are
Our website address is:
Poetic Treasures is a creative platform that celebrates spoken word, poetry, and artistic expression.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract any location data from images on the site.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences:
- Login cookies last for two days
- Screen options cookies last for one 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.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, articles, or social media posts). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited that website directly.
These external websites may:
- Collect data about you
- Use cookies
- Embed additional third-party tracking
- Monitor your interaction with embedded content, especially if you are logged in to that external service
Poetic Treasures does not control these third-party websites or their privacy practices.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Poetic Treasures does not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.
For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can:
- View their personal information
- Edit their personal information
- Delete their personal information at any time
(Usernames cannot be changed.)
Website administrators can also see and edit this information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may:
- Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you
- Request that we erase your personal data
This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us through the website: