Privacy & Cookie Policy

Effective Date: July 1, 2025
Website: https://britsbrosparts.co.za

At Brits Brothers Auto Parts, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data when visiting or interacting with our website.

1. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:

The data entered in the comments form
The visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection
An anonymized string (hash) of your email address may be sent to Gravatar to check if you’re using their service. View Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy

Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if used with Gravatar) becomes publicly visible alongside your comment.

2. Media Uploads

If you upload images to our site, do not include location data (EXIF GPS). Other users can download and extract location data from images uploaded on the site.

3. Cookies

We use cookies to improve user experience. You can manage cookies through your browser settings.

If you leave a comment:

You may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies
These cookies last for 1 year for your convenience

When visiting our login page:

A temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies
It contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser

When logging in:

We set several cookies to save your login information and display preferences
Login cookies last for 2 days, and screen options cookies for 1 year
Selecting “Remember Me” will keep you logged in for 2 weeks

When editing or publishing content:

An additional cookie storing the post ID is saved, lasting 1 day

4. Embedded Content

Articles or pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited those websites directly.

These external sites may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content, especially if you’re logged into those websites.

5. 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 sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes

6. Data Retention

Comments: Retained indefinitely, including associated metadata
Registered Users: Personal data is stored in your user profile. You can:
- View and edit your data anytime (except your username)
- Delete your data by request
Admins can also view and edit user information

7. Your Data Rights

You may request to:

Receive an export of your personal data we store
Delete your personal data, except any data we must retain for:
- Legal compliance
- Security
- Administrative purposes