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Hamilton Hawks Ice Hockey Club
Website: https://hamiltonhawks.com

If you have privacy concerns or data requests, you can contact us at:
Email: {{email}}

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect:

  • The data entered in the comments form

  • The visitor’s IP address

  • The browser user-agent string (to help with spam detection)

An anonymised hash of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it.
Gravatar’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/

Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if provided via Gravatar) will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media Uploads

If you upload images to the website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location metadata (EXIF GPS).
Other visitors may be able to download and extract location data from uploaded images.

Cookies

Comment Cookies

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

Login Cookies

  • A temporary cookie is set on the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies; it contains no personal data and is discarded when the browser is closed.

  • When you log in, several cookies store your login information and display preferences.

    • Login cookies last two days.

    • Display preference cookies last one year.

    • Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks.

  • Logging out removes login cookies.

Editor Cookies

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored containing the post ID of the article you edited.
It includes no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.).
Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the external website directly.

These websites may:

  • Collect data about you

  • Use cookies

  • Embed third-party tracking

  • Monitor your interaction with their content (including tracking your activity if you are logged into their site)

We cannot control how third-party websites handle your data. Their own privacy policies will apply.

Who We Share Your Data With

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

We do not sell your data to third parties.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and associated metadata are stored indefinitely, so follow-up comments can be recognised and approved automatically.

  • For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their profile.
    Users can:

    • View their data

    • Edit their data

    • Delete their data (except usernames, which cannot be changed)

Website administrators can also view and edit this information.

Your Data Rights (UK GDPR)

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data

  • Rectify inaccurate data

  • Erase your data (“right to be forgotten”), unless we must keep it for legal or security purposes

  • Request restriction of processing

  • Object to certain types of processing

  • Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you

If you want to exercise any of these rights, contact us at:
{{add club email}}

We may need to verify your identity before responding.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (e.g., Akismet or similar).

Data may also be handled by our website hosting provider, subject to UK GDPR-compliant processing agreements.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision.