Privacy Policy

Our website address is: https://dailyrider.co.za. Daily Rider ZA is a community-driven blog for motorcycle enthusiasts, riders, and dealers to share stories, insights, and news.

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect and prevent spam.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly visible.

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

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

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

When you log in, we set cookies to save your login and display preferences. Login cookies last two days, screen options cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be stored in your browser. It contains no personal data and simply notes the post ID of the article. It expires in one day.

Articles may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, social posts). Embedded content behaves the same as visiting the source site directly, which may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction.

We may use third-party services like Google Analytics to understand site usage and improve our platform. These services may collect anonymous data using cookies.

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email. We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-ups automatically.

For registered users, we store personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their info at any time (except usernames). Admins can also see and edit this information.

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data. You may also request its deletion, excluding data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

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