Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 1st August 2025

Who we are

Our website address is: www.strikingbeats.com
The data controller for this website is: Stephen Lynch
Striking Beats Records
Email: admin@strikingbeats.com

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 for spam detection and security purposes.

An anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. Gravatar’s Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Legal basis:

Consent (posting a comment)
Legitimate interest (security and spam prevention)

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie 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 cookies to save your login information and screen display choices:

Login cookies last two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected)
Screen options cookies last one year

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser, which expires after one day.

Cookie Consent:
Non-essential cookies will only be set with your consent in accordance with GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive. You can manage or withdraw your consent anytime via our cookie settings.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same as if you visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction, especially if you have an account and are logged in to that website. Please review their privacy policies.

Who we share your data with

We share personal data only as necessary:

With Gravatar for profile image display
With spam detection services
With hosting and IT service providers under GDPR-compliant agreements
We do not sell your data.

How long we retain your data

Comments and metadata: indefinitely (to recognize and approve follow-up comments)
Registered user profiles: as long as the account is active
Security logs: as necessary for legal or security obligations

What rights you have over your data

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

Access your data
Request correction or deletion
Restrict or object to processing
Data portability
Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise your rights, contact us at admin@strikingbeats.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Some services (e.g., Gravatar) may transfer data outside the EU (e.g., to the U.S.) under Standard Contractual Clauses or other safeguards.

Data Security

We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.