Privacy Policy
1. Who we are
Purple Royal Auctioneers is a professional auctioneering firm that offers both online and physical auction services.
Our official website address is: https://purpleroyal.co.ke/
2. Information We Collect
The data we collect helps us detect and prevent spam and maintain site security.
a) Comments
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect:
- Information provided in the comments form
- The visitor’s IP address
- Browser user agent string
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to verify if you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy
b) Our Commitment to Secure Media Uploads
We take the security and privacy of your uploaded media seriously. Our platform employs a multi-layered security approach to protect your content from unauthorized access, malware, and other potential threats.
3. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to improve your experience.
- If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last one year.
- When visiting the login page, a temporary cookie is set to check browser compatibility. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- Upon login, cookies are set to store login details and display preferences:
- Login cookies last two days
- Screen preference cookies last one year
- “Remember Me” option keeps you logged in for two weeks
- Editing or publishing content saves a cookie containing the post ID, which expires after 24 hours.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings.
4. Embedded content from other websites
Articles on our website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves the same as if you visited the external website directly.
These third-party websites may:
- Collect data about you
- Use cookies
- Embed additional tracking tools
- Monitor your interaction with their content
This applies especially if you are logged into those platforms.
5. Who we share your data with
We do not sell or trade your personal data.
However, if you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
6. How long do we retain your data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to allow automatic approval of future comments.
- For registered users (if any), we store personal information provided in their user profile.
- Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames).
- Website administrators can also access and manage this information.
7. What rights do you have over your data
You have the right to:
- Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your personal data
This excludes data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Requests can be made by contacting us through the details provided on our website.
8. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Purple Royal Auctioneers reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page, and continued use of our website constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Contact Us
For questions regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us through:
infor@purpleroyal.co.ke
