Privacy Policy
Who we are
Our website address is https://www.pamsgowns.co.uk. We provide information about our products and services and allow customers to contact us securely through our website.
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 detect spam. An anonymised string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. 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, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
Cookies are used to support essential website functions, including login sessions, display preferences, and comment convenience.
- Comment cookies may store your name, email and website for one year.
- Login cookies last for two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected).
- Screen options cookies last for one year.
- A temporary cookie is set on the login page to check whether your browser accepts cookies; it contains no personal data.
- When editing or publishing an article, an additional cookie may be stored to record the post ID.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
reCAPTCHA and Website Security
We use reCAPTCHA on our website to protect forms and prevent spam or malicious activity. When you interact with areas of the site protected by reCAPTCHA, the service analyses technical information such as your device type, browser details, IP address, and how you navigate or interact with the page. This processing is carried out to ensure the security and integrity of the website and is based on our legitimate interests in preventing misuse and maintaining reliable online services.
Google provides the reCAPTCHA service as our data processor and acts only on our instructions. Any data processed through reCAPTCHA may be transferred outside the UK, and we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK GDPR requirements.
The information collected through reCAPTCHA is used solely for security purposes and is not used for advertising or profiling.
Embedded content from other websites
Pages on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves as though you have visited the originating website. These websites may collect data, use cookies, embed third‑party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.
How long we retain your data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognise and approve follow‑up comments automatically.
For users who register on our website (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your rights
You may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you, except for data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Technical data may be processed by reCAPTCHA for security purposes as described above.