Who we are
Our website address is: https://vavalencia.com
We are Vavalencia Hardware, a trusted provider of home improvement tools, building materials, and construction essentials in the Philippines and beyond.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent to help detect and prevent spam.
If you use Gravatar, an anonymized string (hash) of your email address may be shared with their service. View their privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After comment approval, your profile image may be publicly visible next to your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract such data from images posted publicly on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one (1) year.
When visiting our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser supports cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Upon logging in, cookies will store your login info and display preferences. Login cookies last for two (2) days, and screen preferences last for one (1) year. If you check “Remember Me,” login cookies persist for two (2) weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
If you publish or edit a post, an additional cookie will be saved with the post ID and expires after 24 hours.
Embedded content from other websites
Pages or articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. YouTube videos, product reviews, or Instagram feeds). This content behaves as if you had visited the original website. These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, and monitor interactions with their embedded content.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security verification.
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, both the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely to support follow-up discussions.
If you register an account, we store all personal information in your profile. Users can edit or delete their data anytime (excluding usernames). Admins may also view and modify this data for support or moderation.
What rights you have over your data
If you’ve left comments or registered an account, you can request:
- An export of your personal data stored on this site
- That we erase your personal data from our systems
This excludes data we are legally required to keep (e.g. security logs, transactions).
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services such as Akismet or reCAPTCHA.