Privacy Policy

At Kovilpatti Murukku Kadai, your privacy is important to us. This privacy policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your information.

Who We Are 

We are Kovilpatti Murukku Kadai, dedicated to providing high-quality snacks and a safe online experience.

Comments

• When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information entered in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam.
• An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be used to check if you have a profile picture with Gravatar. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible next to your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our site, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download images from the website and extract any location information, so we recommend removing location data before uploading.

Cookies

• We use cookies to enhance your experience:
• If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
• When visiting the login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when the browser is closed.
• Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last one year, and selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
• Editing or publishing articles saves a cookie in your browser for one day, containing no personal data and only indicating the post ID of the article you edited.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on our site may include embedded content, such as videos, images, or articles. This content behaves as if you visited the other website directly. These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor interactions if you are logged in.

Who We Share Your Data With

• If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
• Comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
• How Long We Retain Your Data
• Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to automatically approve follow-up comments.
• Registered users’ personal information is stored in their profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their information at any time, except their username. Administrators can also manage this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

• If you have an account or have left comments, you can request:
• An exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
• Erasure of personal data we hold about you (excluding data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes).

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.