Who We Are
Our website address is: https://kudoclay.com.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
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 with spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. 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, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may extract location data from images.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience on our site. When you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies will last for one year. For login pages, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies.
Additional cookies may be set when you log in or publish content, saving your login and screen preferences for a specific duration.
Personal Data for Bookings/Transactions
If you register for classes, workshops, or events, we collect personal details including your name, email address, phone number, and payment details. This data is used for managing bookings, processing payments, and communicating important information about your bookings.
Embedded Content
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images). Embedded content from other sites behaves the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website, which may collect data about you and track your interaction with the content.
How Long We Retain Your Data
We retain comments and metadata indefinitely to allow us to automatically approve follow-up comments. If you register on our website, we store personal information in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except for your username). Website administrators can also edit that information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase your data, excluding data we need to keep for legal, security, or administrative purposes.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. If you make a booking or purchase, your data may be sent to third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) for transaction processing.
Security Measures
We take appropriate measures to secure your personal data and prevent unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We use encryption, secure storage, and restrict access to your data within the business.
Marketing and Opt-Out
If you receive marketing communications from us, you can opt-out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails.
International Data Transfers
If applicable, we comply with relevant privacy laws and ensure data transfers outside of New Zealand are conducted in accordance with those laws.
Children’s Privacy
If you provide data about children under 13, we comply with applicable child privacy regulations and ensure proper consent is obtained for the collection of their data.
Compliance with Privacy Laws
We comply with the New Zealand Privacy Act and other applicable laws concerning personal data protection.