Last updated: April 19, 2025
Thank you for visiting my website at https://davo.co. I take your privacy seriously. This page outlines how I collect, use, and protect your data in compliance with global privacy regulations such as the GDPR and CCPA.
Who I Am
My name is David (Davo) Faulkner. I operate this website: https://davo.co.
You may contact me at [email protected] for any privacy-related inquiries.
Comments
When visitors leave comments, I 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 sent to the Gravatar service to display a profile image, if you use one. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible publicly alongside your comment.
Gravatar privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website may be able to download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
This site uses cookies for:
- Commenting: to remember your name, email, and website (if selected)
- Login sessions: for authenticated subscriber/admin accounts
- Security: via plugins like Wordfence
- Cookie consent management: (Complianz plugin)
- Performance & CDN routing: (Cloudflare)
- Form security: (hCaptcha)
Cookies may remain for convenience, such as remembering form fields or login states. These typically expire within 2 days, 2 weeks (if “Remember Me” is checked), or after browser closure.
No advertising or analytics cookies are used on this site
Learn More About Cookies
For more information about the cookies used on this website, including types, purposes, and how to manage your preferences, please see the Cookie Policy.
User Accounts
If you register or log in as a subscriber, your account data (such as username and email) is stored securely and used only to manage access and site functionality. You may view or edit your own profile after logging in.
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 has visited the other website.
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 with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who I Share Your Data With
I do not sell or share your personal data with external third parties.
Data is processed only by essential services and plugins:
- AWS WorkMail (email delivery)
- Cloudflare (security, DDoS protection, caching)
- Wordfence (security and login protection)
- WPForms & hCaptcha (contact forms and spam prevention)
- Complianz (cookie banner and consent tracking)
- Gravatar (avatar rendering, if enabled)
- LoginPress (login page customization)
How Long I Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely.
If you register or log in as a subscriber, your profile data is stored until you delete your account or request removal. Admins may view and edit this data.
For security purposes, login logs may be retained briefly and purged automatically.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account, have left comments, or have contacted me, you may request:
- A copy of the data I hold about you
- Deletion of your data (unless required for legal/security purposes)
To request this, email [email protected]
Where Your Data Is Sent
This site is hosted on AWS Lightsail (U.S. data centers). Data may be processed by:
- Wordfence (firewall and login protection)
- Cloudflare (proxy, cache, security)
- AWS WorkMail (email transmission)
- hCaptcha (form security)
- Complianz (cookie management)
- Gravatar (optional avatar integration)
Your data is not sold or used for advertising.
Compliance
This website is configured to comply with:
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
This website displays a cookie consent banner that allows users to opt-in or manage preferences in accordance with GDPR and CCPA. This banner appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen and may require horizontal scrolling on mobile devices.
Contact
David Faulkner
[email protected]