Who We Are

This website is operated by Dee Why Yards and can be accessed at https://deewhyyards.com.au. If you have any questions about privacy or data handling, feel free to contact us at info@deewhyyards.com.au.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent. This helps us detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string (hash) of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. You can read their privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Media Uploads

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors may be able to download and extract location information from uploaded images.

Cookies

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience on deewhyyards.com.au. Here’s how:

  • If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and will last for one year.
  • When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
  • If you log in, we’ll set cookies to save your login details and screen preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove these cookies.
  • If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie contains only the post ID and no personal data. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Sites

Some pages on this website may contain embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from third-party websites. Embedded content behaves the same as if you visited those external sites directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content—especially if you are logged in to those sites.

How Long We Keep Your Data

If you leave a comment, both the comment and its associated metadata are kept indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and automatically approve any follow-up comments.

If you register an account on our website, the personal information you provide is stored in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time—except for your username. Website administrators can also view and update that information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. You can also ask us to delete any personal data we have, except data we are required to keep for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be screened using an automated spam detection service to help protect our website and users.