Privacy
Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://hallcore.co.za. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the third-party website.

These third-party sites may:

• Collect data about you.

• Use cookies.

• Embed additional third-party tracking.

• Monitor your interaction with the content, especially if you are logged into their platform.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services before interacting with their content.

Data Collection & Sharing

Contact Forms

• When you submit a form on our website, we collect the data you enter, such as your name, email, and message as well as your IP addresses and information relevant to your device.

• Form submissions may be stored in our database or emailed to our team for follow-up.

• We use Google reCAPTCHA to prevent spam. This means Google may collect your IP address and browsing behavior to determine whether you are a bot. Google’s privacy policy applies to this feature.

Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect:

• The data entered in the comments form.

• The visitor’s IP address and browser user agent (to help detect spam).

• An anonymized hash of your email may be sent to the Gravatar service. If you use Gravatar, your profile picture will be publicly visible next to your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid including location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract this data from images.

Who We Share Your Data With

• Spam Protection: Visitors may be checked using automated spam detection services.

• Security Measures: We may share IP addresses with security services to protect the website from attacks or fraud.

We do not sell or rent your data to third parties.

Cookies

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience and provide essential website functionality.

• Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year.

You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings.

How Long We Retain Your Data

• Comments: Retained indefinitely to help recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

• Contact Form Submissions: Retained indefinitely to provide support or respond to inquiries.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have left comments or submitted a contact form, you can request:

1. An exported file of the personal data we hold about you.

2. Deletion of personal data, except for information required for legal or security reasons.

Where Your Data is Sent

• Comments may be processed through automated spam detection services.

• Contact form submissions may be checked by Google reCAPTCHA to prevent spam.

Third-Party Services & Plugins

We use third-party services to enhance website functionality. These services may collect, store, or process user data. Key privacy concerns include:

• Google reCAPTCHA: Collects IP addresses and behavioral data to verify human visitors.

• Embedded Content (YouTube, Maps, etc.): May track your interactions.

• Caching & Performance Tools: May temporarily store content to speed up page loading.

For details on how these services handle data, refer to their respective privacy policies.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy periodically. Any changes will be posted on this page. Your continued use of our website after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

For questions or concerns regarding this policy, please contact us here.