Privacy Policy

Who We Are

The Living Collective (“we”, “our”, “us”) operates the website:
https://thelivingcollective.co.uk

We create home décor and furniture content, buying guides, reviews and recommendations.
We participate in affiliate programmes where we may earn commissions on qualifying purchases made through links on our site.

For privacy-related requests, contact:
info@thelivingcollective.co.uk

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:

  • The data shown in the comments form
  • The visitor’s IP address
  • Browser user agent string (for spam detection)

An anonymised hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it.
Gravatar’s privacy policy is here: https://automattic.com/privacy/

After approval of your comment, your profile image (if any) becomes visible publicly in the context of your comment.

Media Uploads

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the site.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and support site functionality.

Comments

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email and website in cookies.
These last for 1 year.

Login & Account Cookies

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 deleted when you close your browser.

If you log in, we set cookies to store:

  • Login information (2 days)
  • Screen/display preferences (1 year)

If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for 2 weeks.

Logging out removes login cookies.

Publishing Cookies

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored in your browser.
This cookie contains no personal data and expires after 1 day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles).

Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the external website directly.

These websites may:

  • Collect data about you
  • Use cookies
  • Add third-party tracking
  • Monitor your interaction with that embedded content
  • Track your interaction if you have an account with them

✅ Affiliate Disclosure (Awin, Impact, Amazon-style compliance)

The Living Collective participates in affiliate programmes, including but not limited to:

  • Awin
  • Impact
  • Partnerize
  • Rakuten
  • Other furniture & home décor affiliate networks

When you click an outbound link or purchase a product through a link on our site, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.

What this means

  • Retailers may track your visit using cookies or tracking pixels.
  • Affiliate networks (such as Awin) may process limited technical data to track sales and attribute commissions.
  • This data does not personally identify you unless you provide information directly to the retailer.

Data processed by affiliate networks

Affiliate links may record:

  • Clicks
  • Device type
  • Browser information
  • Time and date
  • Anonymised user behaviour
  • The referring URL (this website)

We do not receive your full personal details from retailers.
We only see aggregated or anonymised performance data.

This practice complies with UK GDPR, and affiliate networks such as Awin require us to disclose this clearly.

Analytics & Tracking

We may use analytics services such as:

  • Google Analytics
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Facebook Pixel
  • Awin MasterTag (affiliate tracking)
  • Other performance tools

These services may collect anonymised data including:

  • Pages visited
  • Time on site
  • Device and browser type
  • General location (city-level)
  • On-site interactions

This helps us understand how visitors use our site and improve our content.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell personal data.

However, your data may be shared with:

  • Affiliate networks (for tracking clicks/sales)
  • Analytics providers (Google Analytics, etc.)
  • Spam detection services
  • Hosting providers

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

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: retained indefinitely so we can recognise follow-up comments.
  • User accounts: if you register, we store personal information in your profile. You can edit or delete this information at any time (except username).
  • Analytics data: stored according to provider policies (e.g. Google Analytics usually 26–50 months).
  • Affiliate tracking data: retained by affiliate networks according to their retention policies.

Website administrators can view and edit the information you provide.

Your Rights Under UK GDPR

You can request:

  • A copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Correction of any inaccurate information
  • Deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”)
  • Restriction of processing
  • Objection to processing
  • Data portability (where applicable)

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request.

Requests can be made via:
info@thelivingcollective.co.uk

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

Affiliate clicks may be processed through third-party tracking systems (e.g. Awin, Impact).

Analytics data may be processed on servers outside the UK but in compliance with GDPR and standard contractual clauses.

Contact Information

For privacy or data requests:
Email: info@thelivingcollective.co.uk
Website: https://thelivingcollective.co.uk