Privacy Policy

The protection of your personal data is very important to us at V Magazine. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and handling your information in accordance with applicable data protection laws. This privacy policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have regarding your data.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://vmagazine.co.uk/
Email: vmagazineinformation@gmail.com

2. Data We Collect and How We Use It

We only collect and process personal data when necessary. This may include:

Information you provide (such as your name and email address when you contact us, leave comments, or subscribe to newsletters).
Usage data (such as pages visited, IP address, and browser information) to help us improve the site.

We use this data to provide our services, respond to inquiries, publish comments, and enhance the functionality and content of our website.

3. Comments

When visitors leave comments on our 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 detect spam.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email may be shared with the Gravatar service. You can view their privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After approval, your profile picture may be visible to the public next to your comment.

4. Media

If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors to the site can download and extract location data from them.

5. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience. For example:

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name and email in cookies for convenience.
Temporary cookies may be set to check if your browser accepts cookies.
Login and display preference cookies may be set if applicable.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time.

6. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves the same way as if you visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content.

7. Sharing Your Data

We do not share your personal data with third parties without your consent, unless required by law or necessary to fulfill our services. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

8. How Long We Keep Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-ups automatically.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal data provided in their profile. Users can edit or delete this information at any time (except their username).

9. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
Ask us to correct or delete your personal information.
Restrict or object to the processing of your data.
Request data portability.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at vmagazineinformation@gmail.com.

10. Data Security

We use technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data. However, please note that complete security on the internet cannot be guaranteed.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services or legal requirements. The most recent version will always be available on https://vmagazine.co.uk/.