At EYE ZONE, your privacy is important to us. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your personal data. By using our website, you agree to the terms outlined below.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the information shown in the comment form along with the visitor’s IP address and browser details to help prevent spam. If you use Gravatar, an anonymized hash of your email may be shared with the Gravatar service to verify your account. Once approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public with your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to extract this data from images.
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These last for one year for your convenience.
When you log in, we use cookies to save your login details and display preferences. Login cookies last two days, display settings cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks. Logging out clears these cookies.
A temporary cookie may be used to check if your browser accepts cookies when visiting our login page. It does not contain personal data.
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be stored in your browser with the post ID. It contains no personal data and expires after one day.
We do not sell prescription glasses to individuals under 16 years old or to those registered as blind or partially sighted.
Pages on our site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. This content behaves as if you visited the other website directly. External sites may collect data about you, use cookies, or track your activity.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely so we can automatically approve follow-up comments. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can edit or delete their information at any time (except usernames). Administrators can also access this data.
You may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you’ve provided. You may also request that we erase your data, except where we are legally or administratively required to retain it.
Visitor comments may be checked by an automated spam detection service.
