Who we are

Suggested text: Our website address is: http://happypens.co.uk.

Comments

Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: 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 we share your data with

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.


🔒 Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This website (Happy Pens) is operated by a private individual and is intended to provide information about fountain pens, models and related content.

Your privacy is important, and this page explains what data may be collected and how it is used.

2. What data is collected

At this stage, this website does not actively collect personal data such as names, emails or account details.

However, some basic information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device information

This may occur through standard server logs or technical processes required to operate the website.

3. Cookies

This website may use basic cookies required for functionality and performance.

At present, no tracking or marketing cookies are intentionally used.

If this changes (for example, if analytics tools are added), this policy will be updated accordingly.

4. Third-party services

Currently, no third-party tracking tools (such as Google Analytics) are actively used.

If such services are added in the future, they may collect anonymised usage data to improve the website.

5. Contact

If you choose to contact the site owner via email or other methods, any information you provide will only be used to respond to your enquiry.

Your data will not be shared with third parties.

6. Data security

Reasonable steps are taken to keep this website secure.

However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

7. Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated from time to time as the website evolves.

8. Contact details

If you have any questions regarding this policy, you can contact: