Privacy Policy

  1. Who We Are

    Our website address is: https://edenlounge.ca/. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy outlines what data we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your information.

  2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why

    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 to help detect spam.

    An anonymized hash of your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you're using it. Their privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

    Media

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

    Contact Forms

    If you submit a contact form, we collect your name, email, and message content solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not use this information for marketing purposes unless you explicitly opt in.

    Cookies

    We use cookies for the following purposes:

    • To save your comment information (name, email, website) for your convenience for up to one year.
    • To store temporary session data when visiting the login page (expires when you close your browser).
    • To retain login credentials and screen display settings for logged‑in users.
    • To track and enhance your browsing experience anonymously.
    • For analytics and performance optimization.

  3. Analytics

    We may use third‑party services (e.g., Google Analytics) to collect anonymized usage data to improve our website and user experience. These services may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, and pages visited.

  4. Embedded Content from Other Websites

    Articles on this site may include embedded content (for example, videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has 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 embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

  5. Who We Share Your Data With

    We do not sell, trade, or rent users' personal identification information. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (e.g., Akismet or an equivalent).

  6. How Long We Retain Your Data

    • Comments: retained indefinitely, including associated metadata.
    • Registered users: profile information is stored and can be edited at any time (except usernames).
    • Contact form entries: retained for approximately 6–12 months for customer service purposes.

  7. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

    If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.

    This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

  8. Where We Send Your Data

    Your data may be transferred to and processed on servers located outside your country or region. Visitor comments may be checked through automated anti‑spam services.

  9. How We Protect Your Data

    • SSL encryption on our website.
    • Restricted access to user data.
    • Regular software and security updates.

  10. Data Breach Procedures

    In the case of a data breach, we will:

    • Notify affected users within 72 hours where feasible.
    • Report the breach to relevant authorities if required by applicable law.

  11. Third Parties We Receive Data From

    We may receive anonymized data from analytics providers or plugin services to help improve our site. We do not share personally identifiable information with third parties without your consent, except as required by law.

  12. Automated Decision‑Making and Profiling

    We do not use your personal data for automated decision‑making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects for you.

  13. Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements

    We aim to comply with applicable data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other relevant privacy laws, where they apply to our operations.