Privacy Policy
Our website address is: https://severalcatslater.com.
This website is a personal blog operated from the European Union and follows EU GDPR standards for visitor privacy.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, plus the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string. This helps with spam and security protection.
If you use Gravatar, an anonymised hash of your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to confirm whether you use it. After your comment is approved, your Gravatar profile image (if any) may appear next to your comment. You can view Gravatar’s privacy policy at automattic.com/privacy.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is purely for convenience so that you don’t have to re-enter these details next time. These cookies last for up to one year.
This site also uses basic technical cookies to ensure it functions securely and loads efficiently. No advertising, tracking, or behavioural-profiling cookies are used.
Embedded content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (for example: videos, images, or links to other sites). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited the other website directly.
Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, or track your interaction with that content. We can’t control what third-party sites do, but we aim to embed only from reputable sources.
Security and login protection
This site uses security tools that monitor for repeated failed login attempts and block suspicious IP addresses. These tools may log information such as IP address, browser type, and timestamps to protect against brute-force attacks.
If your IP address triggers repeated failed login attempts, it may be temporarily blocked from accessing the login page. This process is automated and helps keep the site secure.
How long we keep data
Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely. This allows automatic approval of future comments instead of holding them for moderation each time.
Technical security logs (like failed login attempts) are retained only as long as necessary to protect the site and diagnose issues, then automatically deleted.
Your rights (GDPR / EU)
If you’ve left comments, you can request an export of the personal data we hold about you (which includes your comment text, IP address at the time, and browser user-agent string). You can also request deletion of this data, except where it must be retained for legal, security, or anti-abuse reasons.
To make a privacy-related request, contact Keith at keith [at] severalcatslater [dot] com.
Where your data goes
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam-detection services and security filters. These tools may process data on servers within the EU or other secure regions. We do not sell, trade, or share visitor data for advertising purposes.
Third-party services
Some external services, such as search engines (Google, Bing) or embedded media platforms, may index or store information about this website and its visitors. These services operate independently and are responsible for their own data handling under GDPR. This site has no access to, or control over, any personal data stored by those third parties. If you wish to make a data request concerning information held by another company, please contact that provider directly.
Plain-language summary
In simple terms: you can read this site anonymously. If you comment, your data is stored only to manage those comments and protect the site. We log limited technical information to block spam and attacks. You can ask to see or delete what we hold about you. No ads, no tracking, no data sales — just words, cats, and the occasional philosophical detour. We mind our own data and expect others to mind theirs.
