Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Luthando Gogela Ministries collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use our website.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://luthandogogelaministries.com.
2. Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public.
3. Media
If you upload images to the site, you should avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract this information from uploaded images.
4. Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies will last for one year.
When you visit 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 you close your browser.
When you log in, we set cookies to save your login details and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” extends your login for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
If you edit or publish a post, a cookie storing the post ID is saved in your browser. It expires after one day and contains no personal data.
5. 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 exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content—especially if you have an account and are logged into that website.
6. Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We do not share your personal information with third parties unless legally required or with your explicit consent.
7. How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to allow automatic approval of follow-up comments.
For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Site administrators can also view and edit that information.
8. Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request the erasure of your personal data, except for data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
9. Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. These services may collect data necessary to fulfill this function.
