Who We Are
Our website address is https://lokhali.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. Following approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if 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 choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. When you log out, these cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Information We Collect
We only collect personal information when you provide it voluntarily, such as through creating an account, listing a property, or community postings. We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties without your consent. You may choose to opt out of marketing communications when providing your information.
We also now use Google Analytics to gather general, non-personally identifiable information about site visitors to improve our website. No private information that can identify individuals is collected. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking via their privacy settings.
Protecting Children’s Privacy
While our website is not primarily for children, we comply with the Data Protection Act 2018 to safeguard any children’s data collected.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who Do We Share Your Data With?
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. This is the only scenario where we share your data, which is necessary for securing and verifying your identity during password recovery.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically, thus avoiding holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profiles. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What Rights Do You Have Over Your Data?
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. Additionally, you can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. This is to prevent spam on the site and ensure the safety and integrity of our platform for all users.
Use of Your Information
We may contact you about your account or important service updates even if you’ve opted out of marketing messages. We may share information when legally required or in cases where it’s necessary to protect our rights, property, or other users.
We analyze user behavior to improve our site and provide advertisers with aggregated, non-personal data. Third-party services or advertisers may also use cookies, but you can disable them in your browser settings.
Your Rights
You can request to opt out of promotional emails, update or correct your personal information, or ask us to delete your data. While we’ll do our best to remove your data, some information may remain in backup records.
Changes to Our Policy
This policy is effective as of February 1, 2025. We reserve the right to update it at any time. By using our site, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you have any concerns, please contact us at info@lokhali.com.